It has been said that there are two parties in the United States; a stupid party and an evil party. Perhaps better described as a naive party and an opportunist party, the idea behind this concept is that the the poor decisions of one party allow for enactment of the unfathomable agenda of the other. [...]
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The Petraeus Dilemma.
The resignation of four-star General Stanley McChrystal from command of U.S. forces in Afghanistan came Wednesday after fallout from an interview appearing in Rolling Stone. McChrystal, whose involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan has earned him praise in the past, used the magazine interview as an avenue to offer criticisms of the Obama administration. The White House was quick [...]
Approaching Afghanistan Appropriately
The news of the past week has shown that President Obama does not take well to criticism. If the Fox News flare-up was not enough to suggest this, then certainly the White House’s terse response to criticism from the Associated Press of dubious stimulus-related job claims was. Thus, one is left with reasons to worry about [...]