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For the love of god and country
I once opined that no one can face a fiercer opponent than someone fighting for what they hold most dear. We Americans, and really most Westerners, have a very romantic view of that idea. When we hear it, we see … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Entities, Foreign Policy, fundamentalist Islam, Government, Groups, Hamas, Hezbollah, History, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Nations, Syria, Taliban, Turkey, War on Terror, World Watch
Tagged Ideals, ideas, Reality, romance, War
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2011
For 2010, I attempted to read the proverbial tea leaves and predict the future, with mixed success. Over the last year, I came to realize that it matters less to me whether I can call an event correctly before it … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Economy, Government, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Myanmar, News, North Korea, Pakistan, Politics, Predictions, Somalia, Syria, Taliban, United States, Venezuela, World Watch
Tagged 2011, acts of terrorism, Afghanistan, Economy, Government, Insolvency, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Medicare, North Korea, Pakistan, Social Security, Somalia, Spending, Syria, Terrorism, uncertainty, United States, Venezuela
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The “Endless” war ends
In case you missed it, on 18 August 2010, the last American combat brigade left Iraq, signaling the end to the endless war in Iraq, or at least the official end to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Granted, this withdrawal represents a … Continue reading
Posted in Current Operations, History, Iraq, Military, Nations, News, World Watch
Tagged 2010, Effort, Iraq, success
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Fighting war in the public eye
The recent release of a previously classified military video by the website WikiLeaks has once again reignited the firestorm over the nature of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. A central thesis of the people who oppose the war(s) based … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Culture, Current Operations, Entities, Ethics, Iraq, Media, Military, Nations, News, Philosophy, Society, United States, West, the, World Watch
Tagged Afghanistan, evidence, Iraq, Media, Military, War
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2010
While it is impossible for humans to predict the future, it is possible to look at the trends of the past year and guess where things might head in the coming year. Here are several of my guesses for 2010:
Posted in Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Current Operations, Economy, Elections, Faith, Government, Groups, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Military, Nations, North Korea, Nuclear power, Pakistan, Physics, Politics, Science and Technology, Society, Sports, Taliban, United States, Venezuela, War on Terror, World Watch
Tagged 2010, Afghanistan, Economy, Faith, guesses, Iran, Pakistan, Politics, Predictions, the end
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