Voters Sour on Afghan War and Doubt That America Can Win
Filed under: Voting, Afghanistan, MilitaryVoters are confused and anxious about the war in Afghanistan, spelling trouble for President Obama's efforts to wind down the fighting. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs ...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates to Duke Students: Join Up!
Filed under: Iraq, National Security, Afghanistan, MilitaryOnly a "small sliver" of the American public is involved in its defense, Pentagon chief Robert Gates tells students, urging them to consider military service. Permalink | Email t...
Don’t Ask. Don’t Tell. Don’t Spin.
Filed under: Humor, Chaos Theory, Iraq, AfghanistanWanna play politics? Go get your G.I. Joe. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Gates, Confirming Plans to Retire, Defends Obama War Policy
Defense Secretary Gates reiterated his intention to retire next year. Speaking to reporters, he also denied allegations in a new book by Bob Woodward of feuding within the administration over Afghanistan. Permalink | Email this |&nb...
Pentagon May Buy Up Copies of Afghan War Book Over Disclosure Fears
Filed under: Iraq, Terror, Obama Administration, National Security, Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Military, Middle EastThe Pentagon wants to buy the entire first printing of a book about the Afghan war written by a former Army intelligence officer. The cost f...
Is BP Oil Spill Helping Obama on Afghanistan War?
Filed under: Deep Background, Oil SpillThe spill has put coverage of the war on a back burner. Considering how poorly the war is going, that's a good thing for the administration. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs&nbs...
Democrats Begin Drive to Push Through Priorities Before Elections
Filed under: Senate, House, Democrats, Republicans, The Capitolist, 2010 Elections, Congress, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnellDemocrats face a tough political environment as they begin a big push to get their legislative agenda through Congress before the N...
War Casualties and the Emptiness Left Behind
Filed under: Woman Up, Military, Memorial Day
Memorial Day essay on those who grieve for the fallen triggers an outpouring of pain and remembrance, even for those lost long, long ago.
Allegation: Some Contractors in Afghanistan Paying Protection Money to Taliban
Filed under: Afghanistan
Some international contractors, hired by the United States to build roads and other large construction projects in Afghanistan, are paying Taliban insurgents not to attack them and to act as their security guards, according to allegations filed with the Pentagon and other U.S. investigative agencies.Reserve Recall and Stop-Loss: The Army Just Can’t Get Enough of Sgt. Zemcik
Filed under: Afghanistan Journal
Robert Zemcik had just been whacked in the head when we sat down under a shade tree so I could hear his story.
Here in north-central Afghanistan, Sgt. Zemcik is a turret gunner on a Caiman armored truck, which puts him some 12 feet off the ground. Coming back from...
A Death in Afghanistan
Filed under: Afghanistan Journal
More than 5,000 American servicemen and women have been killed in action since 9/11. Some of them I knew.Why is this one hitting me so hard?
I think it's because Bill Cahir struggled so openly with the conflicting responsibilities of home and family,...
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