Unreal.
Dec
17
2009
17
2009
Mar
28
2009
28
2009
New Af-Pak Strategy
Limiting the scope of U.S. objectives is an important step in the right direction. Still, I see two principle shortfalls with the Obama administration’s “new” strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan:
Rosy assumptions on Iraq drawdown: The plan miscalculates by underestimating the risks associated with the drawdown of U.S. involvement in Iraq. Should a violent faction lie [...]
Mar
25
2009
25
2009
Overseas Contingency Operation
Overseas Contingency Operation–that’s the Obama administration’s new name for the conflict formerly known as the Global War on Terror (GWOT). Perhaps GWOT wasn’t the best descriptor for the global conflict against Islamic Extremism, but it seemed to capture the key elements (such as the scope of the conflict and adversary). If anything, it lacked specificity in that it [...]
Sep
25
2008
25
2008
Economics and Foreign Policy
“If a financial institution has business operations in the United States, hires people in the United States, if they are clogged with illiquid assets, they have the same impact on the American people as any other institution.” With this statement, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson provided European and Canadian financial institutions the possibility of an infusion [...]
Sep
16
2008
16
2008
Gen. Petraeus Leaves Iraq, Prepares to Assume Command of CENTCOM
From the AP:
Gen. David Petraeus, whose strategy for countering the Iraq insurgency is credited by many with rescuing the country from all-out civil war, stepped aside Tuesday as Gen. Ray Odierno took over as the top American commander of the conflict.
At a traditional change-of-command ceremony attended by top Iraqi and American military and civilian officials, [...]
Sep
11
2008
11
2008
Aug
26
2008
26
2008
New Vets for Freedom Ad: “I am the Surge”
Vets for Freedom has launched a new television ad which will run beginning tomorrow in “the Denver media market this week, Minneapolis next week, and in Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, and Colorado in the weeks to come,” according to an e-mail sent out today to supporters of the organization.
From Vets for Freedom Chairman Pete Hegseth:
The thirty-second [...]
Jul
30
2008
30
2008
Bob Kerrey: Candidates’ Position on Surge Irrelevant
According to former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey, the candidates’ position on last year’s troop surge is irrelevant. Today, he wrote in the Denver Post, “Arguing about who was right or wrong in 2003 or even who was right or wrong about the surge has little bearing on the question of what do we do today, [...]
Jul
28
2008
28
2008
New Ad: “Troops”
Sen. Obama’s decision to work out instead of visiting our Wounded Warriors is starting to backfire. We can only hope that the mainstream media picks up this story and gives it the attention it deserves.
Jul
18
2008
18
2008
The Obama Iraq Documentary: Whatever the Politics Demand
Here’s an excellent video, chronicling Sen. Obama’s many positions on Iraq.