Afghanistan War « Blogging Blue

Posted by Zach W on December 31, 2009, at 6:31 am

The not quite ready for prime-time candidate

Terrence Wall, whose previous foray into seeking elected office ended with a failed campaign for a spot as a trustee in the village of Maple Bluff really really wants to be Wisconsin’s next U.S. Senator. In fact, he wants the job so badly he’s willing to run a scorched earth negative campaign eerily reminiscent [...]

Posted by Zach W on December 11, 2009, at 6:23 am

Irony

Posted by Zach W on December 2, 2009, at 5:34 am

Obama to send 30,000 more American soldiers to Afghanistan

I think this is a terrible decision:

In a room full of young Army cadets on the campus of the country’s oldest military academy Tuesday night, President Barack Obama took ownership of the Afghanistan war.

Obama announced to Americans in a primetime nationally televised address that he has ordered the deployment of 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, [...]

Posted by PartiallyBlue on November 15, 2009, at 7:08 am

Incredible Pics-US Troops in Afghanistan

Well worth a few minutes of your time to look at these pictures of US troops in Afghanistan. Stuff you will not see on the nightly news. The next generation of veterans for us to remember with pride.

Incredible pictures.

Posted by Zach W on November 8, 2009, at 5:59 am

Obama to send more troops to Afghanistan?

According to McClatchy, President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year.

As I’ve written before, I think sending additional U.S. military forces to Afghanistan is a terrible idea. In focusing our time, money, and military might in Afghanistan, we’ve only pushed the [...]

Posted by Zach W on October 16, 2009, at 9:07 am

DoD issues new rules on photos of killed soldiers

As reported by Josh Gerstein of Politico, the Department of Defense have eased the rules that had been in place which banned embedded journalists from publishing photos or video of American soldiers killed in action there, according to ground rules issued Thursday.

The earlier ban on photos of U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan read, “Media will [...]

Posted by Zach W on October 15, 2009, at 5:57 am

My thoughts on the war in Afghanistan

In making the case for continued American military involvement in Afghanistan, Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California argued on Sunday’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos that it’s all about the women:

Feinstein then broke out the latest trendy, new-for-fall reason why we need to up the ante in Afghanistan — it’s all about the women. “I particularly [...]

Posted by Zach W on October 12, 2009, at 11:14 am

Feingold op-ed on Afghanistan War

In today’s USA Today, Sen. Russ Feingold offers his opinion on the need for a flexible timetable for drawing down U.S. military forces in Afghanistan:

Another view: Set flexible timetable

It’s time to consider ending our massive military presence.

By Russ Feingold

President Obama recognizes that the failed policies of the previous administration — particularly the war in Iraq [...]

Posted by Zach W on October 8, 2009, at 6:03 am

Sen. Feingold’s statement on Afghanistan war anniversary

Sen. Russ Feingold issued a statement yesterday to mark the eighth anniversary of the beginning of the war in Afghanistan:

“It has now been eight years since the United States launched military operations in Afghanistan to bring to justice those responsible for the murder of nearly 3000 people on September 11th, 2001. In the last [...]

Posted by Zach W on September 23, 2009, at 5:36 am

Feingold statement on sending more troops to Afghanistan

Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold issued a statement on Monday on the possibility of sending more U.S. military forces to Afghanistan:
“I was encouraged by President Obama’s skepticism about sending more troops into Afghanistan. Our goal must be to do what is in the best interests of our national security and, as the president said, sending [...]

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