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Matthew Yglesias: 'Winning' The War (yglesias.thinkprogress.org)
"[I]t’s worth observing that absolutely integral to starting to achieve success in Iraq was the rolling strategic decision to abandon our main war aims." Conservatives called that “losing” when... More
Submitted 1 day ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
Military Analysis - Afghan Strategy Poses Stiff Challenge for Obama (www.nytimes.com)
One of the most difficult challenges President-elect Barack Obama’s national security team faces is Mr. Obama’s vow to send thousands of American troops to help defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan.... More
Submitted 2 days ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
Anti-choicers switching up strategy?
(www.feministing.com)
The Washington Post has a piece up about the anti-choice movement's next moves now that Obama has been elected. Some movement leaders are abandoning their strategy to overturn Roe, instead focusing on... More
Submitted 15 days ago by cdoherty on Healthcare | 0 Comments |
U.S. Forces Pulling Out of Iraqi Cities (www.talkingpointsmemo.com)
The U.S. military in Iraq is abandoning — deliberately and with little public notice — a centerpiece of the widely acclaimed strategy it adopted nearly two years ago to turn the tide against the... More
Submitted 22 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
New Administration to Realign Priorities in Iraq, Afghanistan (online.wsj.com)
Violence in Afghanistan has soared in recent months, and more U.S. troops now die there than in Iraq. All told, at least 5,200 Afghans have died in insurgent-related violence this year, along with 151... More
Submitted 27 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
Welcome to Guam, USA
(www.motherjones.com)
As part of our special investigation "Mission Creep: US Military Presence Worldwide," we asked a host of military thinkers to contribute their two cents on topics relating to global Pentagon... More
Submitted 2 months ago by klarajo on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
Gates: A change of strategy in Afghanistan? - Military News - Military Times (www.militarytimes.com)
The Bush administration is considering changing its war strategy in Afghanistan in light of rising levels of violence and an increasingly complex insurgent threat, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said... More
Submitted 2 months ago by mbentson on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
Iraq: Waiting to Re-Ignite For the Next President? (www.msnbc.msn.com)
About 146,000 U.S. troops are now stationed in Iraq, making them unavailable for retraining or for deployment to other parts the world.
Submitted 2 months ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
Mission Creep: Military Dispatches
(www.motherjones.com)
As part of our special investigation "Mission Creep: US Military Presence Worldwide," we asked a host of military thinkers to contribute their two cents on topics relating to global Pentagon strategy.... More
Submitted 2 months ago by klarajo on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
General Petraeus: I Don't Know That I Will Ever Use The Word "Victory" For Iraq (tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com)
In an interview with the BBC, Petraeus said he didn't know if he could promise "victory," said he didn't know if he would ever even use that word, and suggested that using it is irresponsible.
Submitted 2 months ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
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