A big milestone was hit in Iraq yesterday, yet I doubt the media will talk about it too much: Iraqi commandos showed off skills they learned from U.S. military forces, who Saturday formally handed over control of combat operations to Iraqi security forces. The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno, was on hand […]
It appears the military has fixed the Walter Reed problem. They will just send the soldiers back to Iraq, complete with injuries. OK it really isn’t that, but this is just as troubling as the Walter Reed fiasco and another prime example of the lack of support our troops get from their command in chief: […]
When will the chickenhawks actually listen to the people who served? The retired commander of key forces in Iraq called yesterday for Donald H. Rumsfeld to step down, joining several other former top military commanders who have harshly criticized the defense secretary’s authoritarian style for making the military’s job more difficult. “I think we need […]