Troop Surge in Afghanistan a Losing Investment December 4, 2009Robert HiggsSan Francisco Examiner, Daily Sun News, Muskegon Chronicle, Herald News President Obama’s decision to send another 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan […]
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Tag: Foreign Policy & Military & War
Wouldn't it be great if wars could be fought just by the assholes who started them? – The Postman
Obama’s Wrong Road in Afghanistan
Obama's Wrong Road in Afghanistan December 1, 2009Ivan ElandMcClatchy-Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Sacramento Bee, Columbia Daily Tribune, Vindicator, Minneapolis Star Tribune Sounding a bit like John Kerry during the […]
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Government Terrorism Lists Are a Holiday Turkey
Government Terrorism Lists Are a Holiday Turkey November 25, 2009Ivan Eland As the holiday travel season rolls around again, the government’s terrorism watch list and no-fly list get ever more bizarre. […]
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Civilian Trials for 9/11 Suspects Aren’t Enough
Civilian Trials for 9/11 Suspects Aren’t Enough November 18, 2009Ivan Eland The Obama administration’s decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-described mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and four alleged […]
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Why Most Counterinsurgency Wars Fail
Why Most Counterinsurgency Wars Fail November 11, 2009Ivan Eland In recent history, very few counterinsurgency wars have ended in success. Guerrillas are often outgunned by a wealthier invading power, but they […]
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234th Birthday Message from the Commandant of the Marine Corps
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY MESSAGE – 10 NOVEMBER 2009 Date Signed: 10/5/2009 ALMAR Active Number: 033/09 R 051329Z OCT 09UNCLASSIFIED//ALMAR 033/09MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//SUBJ/UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY MESSAGE […]
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Executive Order 13518 – Veterans Employment Initiative
The White House For Immediate Release November 09, 2009 Executive Order 13518 – Veterans Employment Initiative THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release November 9, 2009 Executive […]
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20 Years On
20 Years On November 4, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Historical moments are best judged from a distance, when the eye is able to focus on the whole canvas. Given the misconceptions that […]
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Mexico’s Debacle—A Teaching Moment
Mexico’s Debacle—A Teaching Moment October 28, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Moises Naim, the editor of Foreign Policy magazine, recently wrote that what is said about Brazil today—that the country’s potential has finally been unlocked—was […]
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Obama Still Doesn’t Quite Get It
Obama Still Doesn’t Quite Get It October 28, 2009Ivan Eland Although President Barack Obama has more empathy for the opinions of the Islamic world than his predecessor and seems to vaguely […]
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