Joe Biden smacks down Bush talking points from General Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker at the senate hearings on Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
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Senator Marco Rubio held a conference call the morning of Monday, January 17, 2011 from Kabul, Afghanistan. He spoke to reporters about the what he’s seen in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, and gave a brief report on the conditions on the ground there.
On Thursday, March 17, 2011, Congressman Ron Paul spoke on the US House floor in support of legislation to bring troops home from Afghanistan by December 31, 2011.
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty discusses Afghanistan in an exclusive Watchdog interview following the New Hampshire Republican Senate PAC fundraiser in Concord.
We all heard the rhetoric about the cost of the Iraqi war. Now Obama is following suit by beefing up the troops and spending in Afghanistan. Change looks a lot like more of the same.
The Takeaway’s John Hockenberry discusses working with the Taliban in Afghanistan with Gen. David Petraeus.
While I support the offensive against the Taliban (and wish Obama would attack Iran), I have to question Obama’s timing.
Is launching this offensive during the Winter Olympics designed to distract the public from Obama’s stunning failure to secure the 2016 Olympics for Chicago?
Barack Obama to visit New York’s Ground Zero
US president must decide quickly how to use the political pay-off from Osama bin Laden’s death The political pay-off for Barack Obama from Osama bin Laden’s death will be glaringly obvious tomorrow night. He will be making a high-profile appearance at New York’s Ground Zero, chatting to members of the public, firefighters and others about 9/11 and what the al-Qaida leader’s death means to them …
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On Your Mark: Flag Goes Up on 2012 Campaigns
South Carolina set to host first debate of 2012 election season — that is, if most contenders don’t blow it off WILLIAMS: What You Need to Know About First GOP Debate With Usama Dead, Will Obama Bet — Or Cash Out? Obama Calls for Unity, Will Visit Ground Zero | VIDEO Full Coverage: Rise of Freedom
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News Wrap: U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan on Track for July Start
Listen to the Audio HARI SREENIVASAN: A White House spokesman said today the death of Osama bin Laden will not affect the beginning of a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. He said the plans remain on track to start the pullout in July. Also today, a NATO soldier was killed in eastern Afghanistan. And Afghan police said a NATO airstrike hit a group of security guards in Ghazni Province, killing …
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IED Attacks as documented in the data leak by from Julian Assange’s Wikileaks overlaid on a NATO map of the area. The green explosions are ones in which no one was hurt, yellow ones are injuries only, and red ones are fatal IEDs. On the death and injury tallies, the left column is friendlies (including both allied forces and civilians), and the right column is so-called “enemies”. BACKGROUND: A massive leak of over 90-thousand secret US military files has exposed cover-ups over the war in Afghanistan. The classified documents were handed to three newspapers by the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks by Julian Assange. They include reports on the deaths of hundreds of civilians, increased Taliban attacks, as well as NATO fears Pakistan and Iran are backing the insurgency. MEANWHILE: DEMOCRATS DEEPLY DIVIDED OVER AFGHAN WAR A vote by the House of Representatives on emergency funding for the war in Afghanistan has revealed eroding support for President Barack Obama’s war policy among members of his own Democratic Party. There were 102 Democrats voting against the $33 billion in war funding. That’s more than three times the number of Democrats who voted against a similar funding bill in June 2009. Thanks to Shannon Larratt for the Data Visualization www.zentastic.com Modified with color correction for better clarity, 200% speed increase and different soundtrack by X-Ray Dog