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Sunday, February 8th, 2009Iraq’s critical January 31 provincial election wars are over. With the Iraq Election Commission reporting 90 percent of the vote, the stunning results have far reaching implications for the upcoming referendum on the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), December’s parliamentary elections and President Obama’s proposed U.S. troop withdrawal plan. Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki’s “State [...]
It’s Time To Call The Republicans’ Bluff!
Saturday, February 7th, 2009Once again, the Neanderthals in the Republican party are wielding their ideological wrecking ball against the foundations of the American economy.
Not content to have precipitated the current economic crisis with their disgraced supply-side, trickle-down tax cuts obsession, Republicans are pushing the same proposals to fix the economy that created the mess in the first [...]
Obama’s Foreign Policy - The First Fourteen Days
Thursday, February 5th, 2009Obama’s Secures Russia’s Help for War in Afghanistan
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009The success of President Obama’s planned surge of 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan will likely depend on support from an unlikely ally; Russia. On January 20, the same day Barak Obama was sworn in as President, CENTCOM Commander General David Petreus concluded his Central Asian tour and announced from Pakistan that agreements to transit [...]
The Old Team Made Me Proud
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009Obama’s Inaugual Address Repudiates Bush Foreign Policy
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009“ As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to [...]
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