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The Missing Word in Our Afghanistan Strategy
"Neither the British prime minister nor the U.S. president is talking about 'victory.' "
7/28/2010
Permalink ID:15537
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2 U.S. Navy Personnel Missing in Afghanistan
"Service Members Feared Captured or Killed by Taliban in Logar Province; Coalition Broadcasts Reward Offer for Information."
7/24/2010
Permalink ID:15453
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Another Afghan soldier turns gun on Americans during weapons exercise
"Earlier this month, an Afghan soldier killed three British service members with gunfire and a rocket-propelled grenade and in November, an Afghan policeman killed five British soldiers at a checkpoint in Helmand."
7/21/2010
Permalink ID:15383
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Afghan attacks kill 8 US troops in 24 hours
"The deadly 24 hours for U.S. troops came a day after three British soldiers were killed when one of their Afghan army allies attacked them with gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades. A senior Afghan army officer identified the man as a Shiite Hazara — an ethnic minority usually opposed to the Taliban — and said his motive was still unclear."
7/15/2010
Permalink ID:15225
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7/12/2010
Permalink ID:15158
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7/12/2010
Permalink ID:15157
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7/10/2010
Permalink ID:15085
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Democratic senator's lead shrinks in California
"Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer's edge over Republican challenger Carly Fiorina has dwindled to 3 points as she seeks re-election in November, with more Californians now holding an unfavorable view of the three-term senator, a poll released on Thursday showed."
7/8/2010
Permalink ID:15032
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General Petraeus’ hearings made Obama a political hostage to his new Afghan commander
"...but also greatly improved U.S. chances of winning."
"In case anyone, anywhere still has any doubt of any kind, David Petraeus has shown today that he is not Stanley McChrystal. In the confirmation hearings before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday—pursuant to his appointment by President Obama to the post of U.S. commander in Afghanistan—Gen. Petraeus showed all the nuance, circumspection, and control over the "over-share" button that Gen. McChrystal and his aides failed so spectacularly to display in their (dopey) dealings with (ropey) Rolling Stone."
6/30/2010
Permalink ID:14821
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Gen. Petraeus' nomination puts some Democrats in awkward spot
"While Senate Democrats are expected to rally behind Petraeus to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top commander in Afghanistan, they must also ask tough questions about when the U.S. will withdraw troops from the war-torn country."
6/29/2010
Permalink ID:14795
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6/29/2010
Permalink ID:14793
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6/29/2010
Permalink ID:14780
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Gen. Stanley McChrystal tells Army he'll retire
"Army spokesman Col. Tom Collins said McChrystal, 55, notified the service of his plans, but he has not yet submitted formal retirement papers. It is not clear when he will leave the service, but the process usually take a few months."
6/28/2010
Permalink ID:14759
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