What would the cultural relativists say about this tale of family- and village-crossed lovers in Afghanistan? Let me take a stab at it: those who wish to stone this pair of young lovers are merely shoring up the foundation on … Continue reading →
Wednesday evening Obama is due to announce that he will start to withdraw the 30,000 extra “surge” troops from Afghanistan. This is not unexpected; what was surprising was that he sent them there in the first place. Public opinion is … Continue reading →
Woodward’s book on Obama’s Afghanistan policy-making process reveals that Obama didn’t speak of victory there: According to Woodward’s meeting-by-meeting, memo-by-memo account of the 2009 Afghan strategy review, the president avoided talk of victory as he described his objectives. “This needs … Continue reading →
The story du jour—and for probably quite a few more jours—is the Wikileaks dump of classified information on the war in Afghanistan. Revealing previously classified information about ongoing wars has become a sort of cottage industry, with the word “classified” … Continue reading →
When is an ethnic joke not funny? Just for starters, when when it’s told by someone not a member of that group. You be the judge: As for the question that immediately sprang to my mind—“are there Jews in Afghanistan?”—the … Continue reading →
This WSJ editorial (hat tip: expat) points out once again that Obama seems to have a knack for making enemies of former friends, the latest being Hamid Karzai. No one says Karzai’s an angel. But if Obama can figure out … Continue reading →
Fighting the PC war in Afghanistan.
Continue reading →It is clear that the only reason for Obama to publicly disclose that 18-month exit date in Afghanistan was to address his own Leftist base and say to them: “please don’t hate me too much; this distasteful war thingee won’t … Continue reading →
In Obama’s long-awaited “hello I must be going” speech on Afghanistan, delivered at West Point, there were no real surprises. We knew he would take the opportunity to bash the previous administration, ignore the influence of the surge on Iraq, … Continue reading →
Here’s a preview of Obama’s long-awaited speech on sending troops to Afghanistan. Apparently, he plans to emphasize the exit strategy. What’s wrong with this picture? Well, it’s pretty difficult to convey resolve with one foot out the door.
Continue reading →It’s enough to make you weep. During Obama’s announcement that soon he’ll be making an announcement about the number of troops in Afghanistan, he said: After eight years ”” some of those years in which we did not have, I … Continue reading →
The buzz is that President Obama will finally announce his Afghanistan decision on December 1, and that the magic number of troops sent will be 34,000. If so (and I must emphasize that this information is based on anonymous leaks, … Continue reading →