And Bush loves it: Lawmakers say they will push ahead with a presidential commission designed to root out waste and fraud in military contracts despite President Bush’s concerns that it could usurp his authority. Bush signed into law on Monday a wide-ranging defense bill that includes instructions to create a commission to investigate defense contracts […]
Well it only includes “part” of the funding for Iraq and Afghanistan. That means these outrageous figures we have heard of $3.1 trillion and $400 billion deficit – well those numbers will actually be much higher. Way to spin it there Bushy!
The Taliban has overrun a military fort and possibly captured 20 paramilitaries.
That’s who Robert Gates is blaming for the problems in Afghanistan. Funny, which country decided to abandon Afghanistan to go fight a war of choice in Iraq?
They are worried about the upcoming spring offensive by the Taliban. I wonder why we only fight when they fight. Shouldn’t we make a year round focus on getting those who attack us, instead of an “on demand” tactic?
Today they killed 10 police officers in Afghanistan. Don’t worry though. They don’t deserve our attention, only Iran gets that.
Bet you didn’t know that Pakistan’s eastern border was with Afghanistan – did ya? People who questioned my view of foreign policy probably need go back and read the speech that i delivered back in Washington in September. … We have seen what happens in the Musharraf government. He has told us he does not […]
No – not for President, but I am supporting him in this: Talking Points Memo’s Greg Sargent is reporting today that the Romney campaign has fired a broadside at Fox News, which issued a directive in the wake of John McCain’s “Woodstock ad” forbidding the use of their footage for campaign advertisements. Yes candidates should […]
Remember when Charlie Rangle said something about bringing the draft back and got ridiculed for it by the right? Well it looks like that is now an option being considered: Frequent tours for U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan have stressed the all-volunteer force and made it worth considering a return to a military draft, […]
When all the debate was going on about funding the Iraq war, the right was out there accusing the Democrats of preventing money from going through that provides our troops with these bomb resistant vehicles. All we heard from that side is how the Democrats were putting our troops in harms way. Well this war […]