Category: Afghanistan

Smitty, Good Luck and Godspeed….

Posted on by Susannah Fleetwood

Smitty (AKA, Chris Smith) over at The Other McCain has announced in a recent blog post that he will be reporting to Kabul, Afghanistan in time for Christmas, and that he will not be writing anymore blog posts until late 2011. To be specific, Smitty wrote the following about his upcoming deployment to Afghanistan: “Stacy […]

 

Oh, Snap! Obama Officials Walk Back 2011 Afghanistan Exit Date

Posted on by William Teach

They are really unhappy about this in Liberal World, but, they should have known that the majority of Obama promises all come with an expiration date The Obama administration has decided to begin publicly walking away from what it once touted as key deadlines in the war in Afghanistan in an effort to de-emphasize President […]

 

George Schultz Observes That Obama Is Out of His Mind

Posted on by Dave Blount

At least by this point we can dispense with the charade that Obama is even remotely competent to hold his position. Former Secretary of State George Schultz apparently has: Reagan-era Secretary of State George Shultz blasted President Obama Monday night for his scheduled July 2011 date to begin withdrawing U.S. forces from Afghanistan. … “You’re […]

 

Obama’s Afghanistan Strategy: They Win, We Lose

Posted on by Dave Blount

Remember when Afghanistan was the “war of necessity” that we must win, whereas Iraq was the losable “war of choice”? Bush’s surge having turned the tide in Iraq put a whole new perspective on Afghanistan. Evidently, losing is not only an option now, it’s Obama’s plan: President Obama urgently looked for a way out of […]

 

Movie Review: Newt Gingrich’s America At Risk

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

In Washington D.C. on Sept. 12 I attended the star studded premiere of the new film America at Risk: The War With No Name, featuring Newt and Callista Gingrich and a dozen well respected experts on the subject of the War on Terror. The event was held at the Newseum, a block or so from […]

 

John Kerry: Obama Preparing to Negotiate With Afghan Terrorists?

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

If one can believe a word Senator John Kerry (D, Mass) says, the United States is launching efforts to negotiate with Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan. “I can report without being specific that there are efforts under way. They are serious and I completely agree with that fundamental premise — and so does General [David] Petraeus […]

 

No Cure for the Summertime of Recovery Blues

Posted on by Dave Blount

Comrade Obama’s “Summer of Recovery” is not going down in history as one of our happiest seasons. As the Virtuous Republic observes, It’s as if Obama and Biden hosted a backyard barbeque and served burnt burgers, raw bratwurst, [and] warm pop and the picnic table was filthy and surrounded by flies and yet it was […]

 

With Kagan, We Get a Lifetime Obama…

Posted on by Heather Bachman

: : : : :  The bottom line, however you want to look at it, to Obama’s selection for Supreme Court is the choice’s reasoning is for his power only.:  Not only is Kagan not a correct choice for the nation but for the court as well; especially in this time of war and fiscal challenge. : : : : :  No matter […]

 

After a Year in Office, Biden Says Afghan War Policy Still Developing

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Vice President Joe Biden wants everyone to just calm down. He says that it’s “much too premature” to judge the Obama administration’s efforts in Afghanistan. Apparently, after a year of focusing on “the right war,” America is still waiting for the Obama administration to “develop” its policies there. But one thing seems sure, the Obama […]

 

The Real McChrystal Scandal: Are We Losing The War In Afghanistan?

Posted on by John Hawkins

There has obviously been a tremendous amount of controversy surrounding the remarks Gen. Stanley McChrystal made to a Rolling Stone reporter about Barack Obama and other members of his administration. That’s understandable. Even the grunts know that they’re not supposed to publicly trash the Commander-in-Chief and McChrystal & his staff certainly knew it, too. So, […]

 

How Do You Just Lose 17 Afghani Fighter Pilots Being Trained In The U.S.?

Posted on by Melissa Clouthier

There are a couple things Americans don’t want to worry about. One of them would be 17 MISSING AFGHAN PILOTS. Poof. Gone. Vanished. Buh-bye. Where are they? Who knows? Yes, it is this bad: A nationwide alert has been issued for 17 members of the Afghan military who have gone AWOL from a Texas Air […]

 

Afghanistan, The Longest War & Staying The Course

Posted on by Melissa Clouthier

Today, the Huffington Post headlines Afghanistan and also today, I had the pleasure of having Michael Franzak, Afghan veteran and author of the Afghanistan war memoir A Nightmare’s Prayer: A marine harrier pilot’s war in Afghanistan. The contrasts couldn’t be more stark. The Huffington Post paints a dire pictureand headlines an op-ed urging President Obama […]

 

Happy Memorial Day, 2010: Remembering HOW They Serve

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

It is very, very easy to forget that the members of our American military even exist. Unlike other peoples we don’t live in a nation where the members of our military are skulking around our streets, automatic weapons in hand, glaring menacingly at each citizen and they pass by during their daily activities. We don’t […]

 

Obama’s Increased Use of Death From the Skies, Where’s the Anti-War Left?

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

The Washington Think Tank New America Foundation has been reporting on drone strikes in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq for quite some time and its tally of kills by U.S. drones reveals an interesting thing. It shows that drone kills under President Obama are far and away higher than those under Bush. Reliable numbers of those […]

 

John Kerry’s “Kindler, Gentler GWOT” Finally Sees The Light Of Day

Posted on by William Teach

We’re not quite at the stage of dropping poodles and bleeding ketchup, but, getting there! Reporting from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower At the nightly “hot wash” debriefing on the Dwight D. Eisenhower, a pilot from the Pukin’ Dogs squadron was explaining how he dropped a 500-pound bomb on a Taliban target in Afghanistan — […]

 

Congratulations to the Marines and their Afghan allies for the Marjah victory

Posted on by Bookworm

I meant to post this yesterday, but time got away from me: many, many, many congratulations to the Marines and their Afghan allies for the Marjah victory. I never doubted that they would win, but I certainly understood that each Marine and Afghan soldier faced the risk that he would make the ultimate sacrifice for […]

 

A retrospective on the war on Iraq

Posted on by Sister Toldjah

If you read nothing else today, please read David Bellavia’s poignant piece on Iraq: Our Mission is Finally Accomplished… Anyone Care? It’s mostly directed at the doubters and naysayers, those who didn’t believe the US could and would win there, but it’s also an important read for those of us stateside who never gave up […]

 

Liz Cheney: Biden Has Famously Tenuous Relationship With Reality

Posted on by Lori Ziganto

I had the great privilege of meeting Liz Cheney and hearing her speak at the Red State convention in Atlanta this past August. She’s surprisingly tiny, but, in that small package, is an incredible mind and a hell of a backbone. I adore her and am so glad to see she is becoming an increasingly […]

 

Antimilitary Moonbat Ted Rall Headed to Afghanistan

Posted on by Dave Blount

Moonbats are always willing to believe the worst of our troops. For example, liberal icon Keith Olbermann led his viewers to think that former Arizona Cardinal Pat Tillman was killed by friendly fire deliberately, supposedly for supporting Hanoi John Kerry. But deep down, they know who the good guys are. Otherwise why would antimilitary moonbat […]

 

Another Example of Backwards Islamic ‘Culture’

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

U.S. troops in Afghanistan are having a hard time understanding what is a strange Afghan cultural practice to them. The practice can be summed up in the ages old Afghan phrase, “women are for children, boys are for pleasure.” Yes, that phrase means what you think it means. It has been well known for a […]

 

Cindy Sheehan: Bewitched, Bothered and Totally Bewildered

Posted on by Lori Ziganto

Cindy Sheehan, ever desperate for attention, tried to flaunt her Code Pink-y wares in front of the boys on the Left once again. One problem: she sort of went to: the wrong house. The: Washington Post has more: LANGLEY, Va. – A group led by anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan has protested near the CIA’s headquarters and former […]

 

Another revolting manifestation of Islam’s obsession with sex

Posted on by Bookworm

One of the defining features of Islam is its obsession with sex. Every rule regarding women is based upon a driving need to control their sexuality. They are married off as children, sequestered, dressed in clothes that rob them of any hint of femininity, deprived of any opportunities to function outside the reproductive sphere, and […]

 

Terrorists ‘Sploding All Over The Place, Plus Other B+ Fail

Posted on by William Teach

No, no, Achmed, you must keep the speed above 50 or we’ll…. ka=boom! Kabul, Afghanistan – Fourteen suspected terrorists died Tuesday night when the bus they rigged with explosives blew up prematurely, police said. The explosion occurred as the suspects were riding the bus in the province of Kunduz, said police chief Abdul Raziq Yaqobi. […]

 

Rules of Derangement

Posted on by Dave Blount

Liberals don’t even bother to hide their intense hostility toward the military. Their moral avatar Bill Clinton has averred that he loathes it. Chris “Tingles” Matthews, whom they trust to install their opinions, refers to West Point as the “enemy camp.” The challenge for progressives is: how is a herd of squishy-soft degenerates to overcome […]

 

The Obama Administration’s Afghanistan Timeline Climbdown

Posted on by John Hawkins

How incompetent is Barack Obama? Apparently, he’s so incompetent that he didn’t realize that setting a timeline would encourage our country’s enemies while threatening support for the war here at home. Initially, after Obama made his politically motivated “Here’s 30k troops for the Right and a timeline for Left” speech about Afghanistan, he sent a […]

 

Obama Acknowledges Success of Iraq Surge – Finally

Posted on by Sister Toldjah

Something he wouldn’t do last year in a blatant attempt at placating his party’s anti-war base: President Obama did acknowledge the success of the surge in Iraq and used some of its lessons to develop a plan in Afghanistan, the head of Central Command said Sunday. Gen. David Petraeus, who is in charge of military […]

 

Deep Doubts About Obama’s Afghanistan Strategy

Posted on by John Hawkins

I believe that winning in Afghanistan is absolutely essential to America’s national security. Losing would give a huge propaganda victory to Al-Qaeda, could allow them to use that country as a base for terrorism again, and could destabilize Pakistan, which could lead to Al-Qaeda getting their hands on nuclear weapons — and all that is […]