Afghanistan

Cheney and Rumsfeld Rewrite History

Monday, December 7, 2009
By Mike Burns

As the war in Afghanistan moves forward under the leadership of Barack Obama, the American public heard from a couple of the military geniuses who got us in this mess to begin with. Both Cheney and Rumsfeld thought it was their duty to comment on how badly Obama was conducting the war effort and... »

Obama’s Afghanistan Gamble

Wednesday, December 2, 2009
By Mike Burns
Obama’s Afghanistan Gamble

Obama, after months of deliberation, has finally announced his new Afghanistan policy. He will send 30,000 more troops to the region and impose a timeline of around 18 months to accomplish the seemingly impossible. Watching him on that stage at West Point, you could feel the strain of having to make this very difficult... »

Afghanistan: The Question Is Strategy, Not Troops

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
By Mike Burns
Afghanistan: The Question Is Strategy, Not Troops

For the last few years of the Bush administration, Afghanistan suffered from both the neglect and ineptitude of a President more interested in Saddam Hussein then Osama Bin Laden. While distracted in Iraq, we lost territory to a resurgent Taliban and watched our handpicked government devolve into corruption. Most importantly, we failed to eliminate... »