From TPM: Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander of the Afghanistan War, said today the planned burning of Korans by a Florida church could put American troops in danger. “It could endanger troops and it could endanger the overall effort,” Petraeus told the Wall Street Journal. “It is precisely the kind of action the […]
During this entire health care debate one thing that has really irked me is the progressive bloggers acting like President Obama sold us out by not pushing universal health care. Not once did candidate Barack Obama push for universal health care. Instead candidate Obama pushed for: Establish a National Health Insurance Exchange with a range […]
You would never guess that if you went on the Sunday talk shows lineup: ABC’s “This Week” — Retired Marine Corps Gen. James Jones, the president’s national security adviser; Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Former Vice President Dick Cheney. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai; Pakistani […]
Looks like Rudy may be breaking Pentagon rules by using Petraeus’ image in his ads: Images of Gen. David Petraeus appeared in an ad the Giuliani campaign began running yesterday attacking Hillary Clinton. The Pentagon says the use of the Petraeus images was done without Petraeus’ consent. Military personnel are barred by Pentagon regulations from […]
And this is not coming from the New York Times or the Washington Post. This story is coming from the Marine Corps Times: A key aide says Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s relations with U.S. commander Gen. David Petraeus are so poor the Iraqi leader may ask Washington the withdraw the well-regarded U.S. military leader from […]
Seems like we hear these headlines all the time. This week was no exception. The problem with it? This “key leader” was killed over a year ago: The U.S. command in Baghdad this week ballyhooed the killing of a key al Qaeda leader but later admitted that the military had declared him dead a year […]