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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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Hindsight and all that
One of the modern favorite past times of a whole lot of people who know nothing more about war than what they see on TV or read on the internet is to believe the so-called definitive accounts of so-called journalists … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Current Operations, History, Iraq, Military, Nations, Osama bin Laden, People, Politics, United States, Updates, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged 9-11, Action, Blame, claims, Consequences, experience, hacks, History, Iraq, Military, politicians, success
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22:09 WWII began in Poland. Why didn’t we liberate them first?
Speaking of Obama incompetency, his insistence that the war against fundamentalist terrorism is limited to fighting in Afghanistan shows he does not understand the global scope and reach of enemies like al Qaeda. Whatever the connection between Iraq and al … Continue reading
Posted in Defense, Elections, Foreign Policy, Government, Politics
Tagged Iraq, Military, Obama
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