From the AP:
President Hamid Karzai urged NATO to do more to protect civilians during combat operations to secure Marjah, a southern Taliban stronghold and scene of the biggest allied ground assault of the eight-year war.
NATO forces have repeatedly said they want to prevent civilian casualties but acknowledged that it is not always possible. On Saturday, the alliance said its troops [...]
Feb
20
2010
20
2010
Karzai’s Ingratitude
Feb
17
2010
17
2010
Political Correctness in the QDR
A recent analysis of the 2010 QDR by the Center for American Progress claims, “…the 2010 QDR abandons the Bush administration’s “Long War” construct that oversimplified the nature of the struggle against violent extremists.” This claim implies that the QDR clarified the nature of this conflict. The QDR doesn’t even accurately identify the threat. It [...]
Feb
14
2010
14
2010
Dick Cheney Discusses Iraq, Terrorism and the Obama administration
Here’s a great interview with Dick Cheney on some key foreign policy issues.
Feb
13
2010
13
2010
Nuclear Policy in the Bush Administration: Setting the Record Straight
Vice President Joe Biden recently wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal outlining the Obama administration’s nuclear policy. In typical Obama administration fashion, he blamed the preceding administration for “the slow but steady decline in support for our nuclear stockpile and infrastructure, and for our highly trained nuclear work force.” His claim of neglect [...]
Feb
8
2010
8
2010
WMD Commission Report Card
Last month, the bipartisan Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism released its assessment detailing how well the U.S. Government has implemented the recommendations presented in its December 2008 report. The Commission explains in the overview, “The assessment is not a good one, particularly in the area of biological threats.” [...]
Feb
2
2010
2
2010
How the Obama administration’s lack of credibility is weakening U.S. national security
Since January 20, 2009, American credibility has taken a back seat to the Obama administration’s quest for international popularity. During his trips to the Middle East and Asia last year, President Obama seemed more interested in bolstering his approval ratings abroad than advancing American interests. Last week it was reported that the Obama administration downgraded [...]
Jan
4
2010
4
2010
Jan
3
2010
3
2010
Dec
30
2009
30
2009
Barack Hussein Obama: Weak on National Security
Say what you will about George W. Bush, but he took his job seriously. President George W. Bush understood that his most solemn duty as president was the defense of America–in other words, the safety and security of its citizens. Barack Obama does not understand this. In fact, he seems more concerned with pushing a left-wing agenda–like the cap and [...]
Dec
17
2009
17
2009