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AuthorDenny Gillem

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War in Afhganistan; do we want to win?

President Obama says he won’t walk away from the war in Afghanistan as he faces tough decisions – and intense administration debate – over choices that will certainly define his presidency in his first year as commander in chief.br...

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The pentagon and the lost $6 billion

I wonder where the money went? Pentagon auditors have found at least $6 billion in questionable charges generated by contractors’ sloppy accounting or, worse, attempts to bilk the military. Yet, the Pentagon has done a poor job of recovering...

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Will McChrystal appear before Congress?

blockquotebr /The Senate rejected an effort by Senator John McCain to force General McChrystal to testify before Congress by mid-November. Defense Secretary Gates said it would be inappropriate for McChrystal to testify on the advice given to the...

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Obama meets with McChrystal

Last Friday President Obama met with General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan. They met aboard Air Force One in Copenhagen where Obama was unsuccessful in winning the Olympics for Chicago.br /McChrystal warned...

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Marines and two Presidents

I just got this video of some of our US Marines who heard former President Bush speak–and then some who heard President Obama speak. Quite a difference. a title=”; href=”; rel=”nofollow”

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Afghanistan and Opium

The primary cash crop in Afghanistan is the opium poppy—that’s one of the big challenges there. The terrorists like the crop and sell it world-wide to finance their activities. The rest of the world recognizes that the Afgan people need a crop, but...

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Proud to be an American

So the Olympic Committee decided not to give the Olympics to Chicago–indeed, it was the first of the competing cities to be voted off. As a proud American and one who lives in the Midwest, I was hoping that Chicago would get the Olympics. On...

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Withdrawal from Iraq

We are speeding up our military withdrawal from Iraq with 4,000 more troops coming home next month. This reduction in US troops in Iraq from 124,000 to 120,000 by the end of October – marks the latest US step in winding down the six-year war...

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Chow in combat

The paratroopers in the 3rd Bn, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Fire Base Salerno in Afghanistan are supposed to be eating three MREs (Meal Ready to Eat—the newest version of C-rations) each day. But they’re eating hot meals everyday—if they’re...

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Rosh Hashanah in Afghanistan

While I suspect that Jewish holidays have been celebrated in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other places our troops are stationed in the Mideast as our Jewish service people and chaplains practice their faith, this is the first time that this old, retired...

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