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Archive for the 'Afghanistan' Category

Joe Scarborough: America Needs To Show Restraint Abroad

by @ Friday, March 19th, 2010. Filed under Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, Joe Scarborough, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Today’s Cato Daily Podcast features a speech that former Congressman Joe Scarborough made at a Cato Institute forum held today called Escalate or Withdraw? Conservatives and the War in Afghanistan
Scarborough’s speech is about 17 minutes long, but well worth listening to:

Ron Paul: Time To End The Occupation Of Afghanistan

by @ Wednesday, March 17th, 2010. Filed under Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul, War On Terror

The Fiscal And Constitutional Case Against The Afghan War

by @ Tuesday, March 16th, 2010. Filed under Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Foreign Affairs, Politics, War On Terror

Congressman John Duncan, a Republican from Tennessee, took to the House floor last week to say that there is nothing conservative about the nine year old War in Afghanistan:

Bravo
H/T: United Liberty

Ron Paul On Afghanistan: How Long Are We Going To Stay ?

by @ Wednesday, March 10th, 2010. Filed under Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul

Today, the House of Representatives was debating a resolution brought under the War Powers Act to withdraw from Afghanistan.
Now, there was absolutely no chance that the resolution would pass, but that doesn’t mean the debate isn’t worth while.
Here’s Ron Paul’s speech from the floor this afternoon:

Orly Taitz Claims Credit For Obama’s Afghan Policy

by @ Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009. Filed under Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics

No, I’m not kidding, she really did:
Nothing happens by coincidence. Take, for example, Obama’s announced Afghanistan policy tonight. Had it not been for the pressure of your Barnett lawsuit, and your brilliant motion for reconsideration, Dr. Orly, Obama would have pulled out of Afghanistan.
You can take single-handed credit for this policy in our titanic battle [...]

Ron Paul On Obama’s Afghanistan Plan: We Cannot Afford It

by @ Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009. Filed under Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, Politics

Chris Matthews Refers To West Point As The “Enemy Camp”

by @ Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009. Filed under Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Dumbasses, Foreign Affairs, Politics

I’m a bit late getting to this one, but when I saw this last night my jaw dropped:

Thoughts On Afghanistan

by @ Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009. Filed under Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, Politics

I may not be blogging much today, but I’ve got a new column at Pajama’s Media about President Obama’s speech last night.
Go read it !

Ron Paul On Afghanistan

by @ Tuesday, November 24th, 2009. Filed under Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul

Part One:

Part Two:

Obama To Announce Afghanistan Plans Within Days

by @ Tuesday, November 24th, 2009. Filed under Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, Politics

Shortly after Thanksgiving, we should know what the President has decided to do in Afghanistan:
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama held a final strategy session with top aides on whether to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan and plans to announce his decision within days, the White House said.
NBC News reported that Dec. 1 was the [...]

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