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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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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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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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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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Mrs. Clinton and combat

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushed back against the US Commander in Afghanistan—the guy on the ground. The Obama administration apparently didn’t appreciate his blunt warning that the battle against insurgents in Afghanistan would likely be...

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Corrupt Afgan Cops

If there is one truly ineffective (read corrupt and out of control) agency in Afghanistan it is the local police forces. Yet the leaders of some of the police forces in the most dangerous areas of the country say they oppose the surge of US forces...

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No Living Medal of Honor Recipients?

President Obama recently presented the Medal of Honor to Army Sergeant First Class Jared Monti for valorous conduct above the call of duty. It was a posthumous award. Monti is the sixth recipient of the medal since 9-11 and the second to receive it...

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Opium in Afghanistan and the UN

According to a recent report by the UN, farmers in Afghanistan grew fewer opium poppy plants last year, while opium drug production also declined. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s “Afghan Opium Survey 2009” says opium poppy cultivation in...

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The deteriorating situation in Afhganistan

America’s top military officer described the situation in Afghanistan as “serious and deteriorating,” but refused to say Sunday whether defeating a resilient enemy would require more than the 68,000 American troops already committed. I...

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