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 […]

 

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 […]

 

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 […]

 

McChrystal Out, Petraeus In

Posted on by Melissa Clouthier

President Obama firing General Stanley McChrystal today seems all rather anti-climactic after yesterday’s drama. Couple thoughts: 1. I wonder if the troops will be happy with this decision. 2. I wonder if the buttheads in the administration will get the ax? 3. I bet McChrystal is relieved to be out of that difficult situation. 4. […]

 

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, […]

 

Afghanistan Is Loaded

Posted on by Melissa Clouthier

Who knew? This land-locked throw-back tribal country is sitting on vast wealth. What does it mean? By Melissa Clouthier Well, unless America is willing to go colonial and impose civilization on these folks, it will mean more infighting and civil war. Is this news a way to justify staying in Afghanistan because the president sees […]

 

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 […]

 

Memorial Day Post: The Warriors Among Us

Posted on by Bookworm

Several years ago, as part of a 9/11 commemoration, I wrote the following words in connection with a post I did about Lt. Brian Ahearn, one of the New York fire fighters who perished on that day: My son, who is seven, is obsessed with superheroes. His current favorite is Superman. After all, when you’re […]

 

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 — […]

 

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 […]

 

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 […]

 

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 […]