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Big ideas, small impact
One evening in September 2009, I squeezed into a room packed with American Marines and British military officers at Camp Leatherneck, the desert base that served as headquarters for the 10,000 Marines who made up the first wave of President Barack Obama's...
Tags: U.S. Army, Philosophy, Richard Holbrooke, Armed Conflicts, Rebellions
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Civilian casualties in Afghanistan fall in first half of year, U.N. says
World NowCivilian casualties in the Afghan war fell by 15% in the first half of this year compared with the same period a year ago, the first such decline in five years, the United Nations said.... -
Official: Man in Afghan Security Uniform Kills 3 U.S. Troops
CNNKabul, Afghanistan -- A man in an Afghan military uniform killed three U.S. troops Friday in southern Afghanistan, the latest in a series of assaults against NATO soldiers by Afghans clad in security force garb. The man opened fire on the troops in the...Tags: Religious Conflicts, U.S. Army, Iraq, International Organizations, Injuries and Wounds
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Joel Brinkley: Afghan training mission continues to lose ground
American VoicesIn its most recent semi-annual report to Congress on the Afghan war, the Pentagon offered ebullient enthusiasm for the Afghan defense ministry's battle against "widespread corruption." Minister of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak, the report boasted, "has...Tags: Entertainment Events, U.S. Army, Armed Forces, International Organizations, Armed Conflicts
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The continuing Afghanistan failure
The last two days have been a very bad spell in Afghanistan, with bombings that killed seven U.S. troops along with Afghan soldiers, police and civilians. But then, are there ever good days in Afghanistan? Dexter Filkins' piece in the July 9 & 16 New...
Tags: Taliban, Armed Conflicts, Steve Chapman, Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions
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A letter from killed Marine continues to inspire others
L.A. NOWA letter that Marine Sgt. William Stacey sent to his parents is still inspiring others.... -
Where in the world is Romney's foreign policy?
Change of Subject[Mitt Romney complains] that [President] Obama’s foreign policies “have not communicated American strength and resolve.” It’s not clear what Romney means by this; he cites no examples. The one case in which he had to concede... -
Sgt. Eric Williams blogged about war in Afghanistan
During his deployment to Afghanistan as a flight medic with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Sgt. Eric Williams kept a blog about the dangers and frustrations of a war zone. In his "Coming Home" entry of July 17, the 27-year-old Williams wrote that...
Tags: Social Media, U.S. Army, Armed Forces, Injuries and Wounds, Eric Williams
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Lehigh Valley historian sees Vietnam, Afghanistan similarities
On Oct. 1, 2009, Gary Olson, head of the Political Science Department at Moravian College, said in a column in The Morning Call that the U.S. incursion into Afghanistan "has never been the 'good and necessary war' defended by President Obama." Olson said...Tags: Iraq, Philosophy, Armed Conflicts, Vietnam, Moravian College
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War weariness shows in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama is right about one thing: The American people are weary of war. They are weary of an Afghan war that began righteously, in pursuit of the evil-doers who plotted the 9/11 terrorist assault, but whose capital was frittered away with...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Pakistan, Barack Obama, Afghanistan
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Police: 3 terror suspects at NATO summit were plotting to hit Obama's campaign HQs
CNNThree men charged with conspiring to commit domestic terrorism during the NATO summit were plotting to attack President Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters, the Chicago mayor's home and police stations, authorities said Saturday. A police investigation...Tags: Chicago Mayor, International Organizations, Garry McCarthy, NATO Summit, Terrorism
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NATO Secretary General, world leaders arrive in Chicago
WGN NewsMany of the world's leaders are now in Chicago, and Sunday morning, they'll be at McCormick Place, where talks begin on a number of issues with the war in Afghanistan and the European economy, highest on the list. Like a well-choreographed dance,...Tags: Anders Fogh Rasmussen, International Organizations, NATO Summit, Chicago Skyline, Barack Obama
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