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Afghanistan

Where is the Change I Believed In?

December 18, 2009
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President Barack Obama campaigned on the power of hope.  We supported his dream for America — and what we thought was the dream for us.  For many of us, hope is all that is left now that reality has slapped us in the face.  In recent days we have seen the administration discount some of [...]

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Gitmo North: Gitmo South, but Colder

December 15, 2009
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Well, those of us who wanted to see Guantanamo closed down will probably get what we wished for.  Today it was announced that the prisoners or whatever we are calling them these days will be moved from Gitmo South to Gitmo North, a small town in Illinois.
The prison in Thomson, Illinois is an under used [...]

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Afghanistan: Disrupt, Destroy and Dismantle

December 6, 2009
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Last Tuesday night the American people listened intently as President Obama laid out plans for the War in Afghanistan.  Most of us were less than enthusiastic about the announcement of 30,000 troops to be added to a failed war.
The cold hard truth is that we are more or less writing off the last eight years of [...]

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The War in Afghanistan: Is There an End in Sight?

November 29, 2009
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Americans are war weary.  That goes without saying.  To realize that there are children in the first grade in our nation who have lived their lives to date under the veil of war is astounding.  Of course, that bit of realization pales when we think of children of the same age in Iraq and Afghanistan [...]

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Three Navy SEALS Charged with Giving a Captive a Bloody Lip

November 24, 2009

Sometimes I just don’t get it.  This is definitely one of those times.  I understand that waterboarding is torture.  I understand that torturing a prisoner who is in full control of his captors is not acceptable.  But…
This according to Fox News:
Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named “Objective Amber,” told investigators he was punched by [...]

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