harrisonprice.com - 6/8/2009
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Please disregard, it was an imposition!
Fresh from Obama’s “big talk” to the Middle East, we have mixed messages from the Commander-in-Chief on the role of the U.S. in the lives of other countries. But before we get into his trip to Cairo, let’s examine something he ...
Reactions to Obama's Speech
juancole.com 6/5/2009 — The USG Open Source Center translates rports about the reaction of the general public to Obama's speech in Cairo. Al-Jazirah, Al-Arabiyah Highlight, Carry Reactions to Obama's Cairo Speech Middle East -- OSC Summary Thursday, June 4, 2009 Document ...
Iraq, Afghanistan, and What the Left Ignores
harrisonprice.com 9/1/2009 — Will the Left judge themselves by the same standard?
“You break it you buy it” is a sign I used to see often when I went into small, family owned stores. Want to see how heavy that crystal vase is? Ooops! That’s be $39.95 please. Iraq and Afghanistan are sort of like ...
The Iraq Conflict Launched in 2003: An Ill-Advised War of Choice
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/10/2009 —
In his speech at Cairo University last Thursday, President Obama described his views of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Referring to the invasion of Afghanistan after the attacks of September 11, he said, "We did not go by choice; we went ...
Walking with Your Head in a Sling
obsidianwings.blogs.com 5/30/2009 — by Eric Martin
To our collective and deep shame, the richest nation on the planet treats its wounded veterans with a callous indifference :
A tremendously important story has gone virtually untold by the media, ignored by our political leaders ...
Fitzgerald: When Obama Channels Bush, Or, Qur'an 5.32 Without 5.33
jihadwatch.org 6/8/2009 — The Holy Koran teaches that whoever kills an innocent, it is as if he has killed all mankind; and whoever saves a person, it is as if he has saved all mankind. -- from the speech by Barak Obama
Is that really what the Holy Koran teaches? It's ...
Obama in Cairo
belgraviadispatch.com 6/5/2009 — Barack Obama’s speech today in Cairo was a significant feat of public diplomacy, if not a great speech for the ages, say one where myriad lines will be quoted in depth many score years from now. Nor will it change the course of history, or even ...
Remarks From Obama, Merkel News Conference
blogs.wsj.com 6/5/2009 — President Barack Obama called “for all of us to redouble our efforts” toward separate Israeli and Palestinian states. Alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel one day after his trip to the Middle East, Obama said: “The United ...
McCain on Afghanistan (Not Iraq)
weeklystandard.com 3/27/2009 — Barack Obama will unveil his plan for Afghanistan Friday. Mike Allen reports that the new plan will include 4200 more troops, as well as civilian reinforcements. (See Goldfarb on the politics of the plan here .)
Allen writes:
The plan is at the ...
The Surge Narrative and Other Lies Your Teacher Told You
democracyarsenal.org 5/14/2009 — Over at abu muqawama , Andrew Exum has praise for Max Boot's take below on what the replacement of General McKiernan with Lt. Gen McChrystal as the commander of US forces in Afghanistan tells us about counter-insurgency: I would not go as far as to ...
Odierno Certain That All US Troops Will Be Out Of Iraq By 2011
huffingtonpost.com 4/13/2009 — The top general in Iraq, Ray Odierno, appeared on CNN's "State of the Nation" with John King, and sounded a very upbeat note regarding the timeline to withdraw from Iraq. King asked General Odierno "on a scale of 1 to 10, sir, how confident are you, ...
War funding bill gets sidetracked
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AP - President Barack Obama's penchant for last-minute demands, and a rebellion by liberal allies over his efforts to block the release of detainee abuse photos, have combined to sidetrack his bill to pay for an expanded war in Afghanistan as well as ...
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