Re: Operation Cobra’s Anger
An Army Colonel writes in response to this post over the weekend:
This is an incredibly important battle that will bust up a HUGE Taliban supply base which is at the end of a Taliban infiltration. This route that starts in Pakistan and makes its way north to Now Zad.
I [...]
“Ask U.S.”: Engaging on Sudan Strategy
Cross-posted from the Department of State’s blog.
On October 19, Secretary Clinton, accompanied by Ambassador Rice and myself, released the Obama Administration’s new comprehensive strategy to confront the serious and urgent situation in Sudan. As mentioned in my past blog post, the strategy focuses on three major areas: ending the conflict in Darfur, implementing the [...]
The Finest Military in the History of the World
(President Barack Obama arrives to speak to servicemen and women at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, in Jacksonville, Florida October 26, 2009. Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
Speaking today at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Florida, the President honored the fourteen Americans killed in the crash in Afghanistan this morning, the generations [...]
Palin: We Must Win in Afghanistan
Sarah Palin issued a statement on Afghanistan:
For two years as a candidate, Senator Obama called for more resources for the war in Afghanistan and warned about the consequences of failure. As President, he announced a comprehensive new counterinsurgency strategy and handpicked the right general to execute it. Now General McChrystal is asking for additional troops [...]
Baron Barone Gives the King His Drubbing
Michael Barone has just given President Barack H. Obama the thumping of his administration so far — in his own low-key, quiet, but factually stubborn way. The charge is fecklessness, and the substance of the charge is the president’s sudden lack of interest in pursuing what he himself dubbed “a war of necessity” that [...]
War on Drugs Update
U.S. Forces Afghanistan press release:
Afghan National Army Commandos, assisted by Coalition forces, uncovered a drug cache and captured two known militants during a search of an enemy fighter safe haven in Ghorak district, Kandahar province, June 17.
After receiving credible information regarding militant activity in the area, the forces searched a number of known militant [...]
