Remember when Joe Biden said someone would really test Obama early in his presidency? Well I would consider the pirates capturing U.S. ships and crew as a test, and after yesterday’s news of the Hollywood style rescue of captain Richard Phillips, it looks like he passed his first big military test. For President Obama, last […]
The White House is now expressing “concern” over the story that our military is paying Iraqi newspapers to print stories written by U.S. soldiers. “We’re very concerned about the reports. We are seeking more information from the Pentagon,” said White House spokesman Scott McClellan. He said Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of […]
The Government Accounting Office (GAO) released a report today showing that the recruitment levels of our military are worse than we had actually been told. The following is a highlight of the shortfalls as described in this New York Times article. Army, National Guard, Marines – Signed up 1/3 of special forces, translators and intelligence […]