toyoufromfailinghands.blogspot.com - 10/22/2008
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We've commented in the past about MSM preparations for the 100th Canadian death in Afghanistan, which blessedly hasn't come to pass yet. And yes, I've just touched wood. But thanks to Tony Prudori of MILNEWS.ca , posting at the invaluable Army.ca , we get a glimpse into the reasoning that goes ...
rollingstone.com - 10/17/2008
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rollingstone.com —
T he highway that leads south out of
Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, passes through a craggy...
range of arid, sand-colored mountains with sharp, stony peaks. Poplar trees and green fields line the road. Nomadic Kuchi women draped in colorful scarves ...
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How We Lost the War We Won
csmonitor.com - 10/26/2008
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csmonitor.com —
Before sending more brave men and women there,
let's question conventional wisdom. It will take more than...
military might to succeed in Afghanistan.
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More US troops to Afghanistan?
washingtonpost.com - 10/16/2008
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washingtonpost.com —
Team to Focus On Afghanistan, Wider Region By
Ann Scott Tyson Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, October...
16, 2008; A12 Gen. David H. Petraeus has launched a major reassessment of U.S. strategy for Afghanistan , Pakistan , Iran , Iraq and the ...
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Petraeus Mounts Strategy Review
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Mudville Gazette —
... I received word from the ARSIC PAO that Nick Meo was listed as WIA. Of course, he wasn't wounded, but WIA status allowed him to bug out on the medevac with the wounded and Fallen.
The whole Post-It Note thing was a lie.
AND, when offered to attend the ramp ceremony for Corporal Diamond, Nick Meo refused to attend if he couldn't videotape the event.
Our men and women, citizen soldiers, are fighting for a greater cause than themselves.
The Torch reports on The mission of the MSM it's not just a US ...
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...make that a gravestone. More from Damian Brooks at The Torch:
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