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Cheney and Rumsfeld Rewrite History

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... »

Afghanistan: The Question Is Strategy, Not Troops

By Mike Burns

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... »

What Did George W. Bush Do All Day?

By Mike Burns

Here is an article I had written a couple of months ago for another website but I liked it so well I thought I would reprint it for you here. The recent article in GQ magazine detailing Donald Rumsfeld’s incompetence while Secretary of Defense reads like a chapter from a bizaro version of the idiots... »