August 7, 2008 – 11:28 am
From NY Times’s 500 - Deadly U.S. Milestone in Afghan War: “June was the second deadliest month for the military in Afghanistan since the war began, with 23 American deaths from hostilities, compared with 22 in Iraq. July was less deadly, with 20 deaths, compared with six in Iraq. On July 22, nearly seven [...]
April 12, 2007 – 03:05 pm
From 3 Generals Spurn the Position of War ‘Czar’: “The White House wants to appoint a high-powered czar to oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with authority to issue directions to the Pentagon, the State Department and other agencies, but it has had trouble finding anyone able and willing to take the job, according [...]
January 26, 2007 – 12:54 pm
A couple of nights ago, my friend Brian sketched out the “all of our efforts over the last three years have been a build up to a war with Iran” scenario for me, and it sounded pretty convincing, especially because he pointed out that having military footprints in Afghanistan and Iraq means that our army [...]
October 2, 2006 – 08:46 pm
According to the nternational Herald Tribune, “U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Monday that the Afghan guerrilla war can never be won militarily and called for efforts to bring the Taliban and their supporters into the Afghan government.” That’s right. The lead Republican in the Senate has called for the return of the Taliban. [...]
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