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Korean War Armistice Anniversary commemorated at Panmunjom
Korean War Armistice Anniversary commemorated at Panmunjom
JOINT SECURITY AREA, Panmunjom, Republic of Korea - Leaders from the nations that repelled communist aggression in South Korea commemorated the 56th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War Armistice at a ceremony here July 27. The ceremony was attended by U.S. Ambassador to South Korea ...
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Obama's Choice: Failed War President or the Prince of Peace?
Commondreams.org Views — ... exact -- were killed during pacification operations on that same island. That U.S. forces are attempting to defeat Muslim guerrillas on the same two tiny islands a century later should perhaps give President Obama pause as he weighs his options in Afghanistan and considers his recent award. It might also be worth his time to assess the military's record of success in conflicts since World War II, starting with the stalemate war in Korea that began in June 1950 and has yet to end in peace , let alone victory. That quiescent but unsettled conflict provides a ready-made ...

Obama’s Choice
Antiwar.com Original — ... exact — were killed during pacification operations on that same island. That U.S. forces are attempting to defeat Muslim guerrillas on the same two tiny islands a century later should perhaps give President Obama pause as he weighs his options in Afghanistan and considers his recent award. It might also be worth his time to assess the military’s record of success in conflicts since World War II, starting with the stalemate war in Korea that began in June 1950 and has yet to end in peace , let alone victory. That quiescent but unsettled conflict provides a ready-made ...

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