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Military Spending Reflects Our Flawed Policies

Monday, June 30th, 2008

President Bush on Monday signed legislation to pay for the war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for the rest of his presidency and beyond...The legislation will bring to more than $650 billion the amount Congress has provided for the Iraq war since it began more than five years ago. For ...

Stopping The Taliban Should Be Bush’s Focus

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Even now, over six years after 9/11, the President still can not correctly prioritize his foreign policy. After a brief but successful military campaign in Afghanistan, the administration quickly shifted the focus to Iraq and more recently, has attempted to broker a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. ...

Al Qaeda Is Stronger Than Ever

Friday, December 28th, 2007

"We have the evidence that al-Qaida and Taliban were behind the suicide attack on Benazir Bhutto," Pakistan's Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz said. Six years ago, the United States had a chance to completely dismantle the Al Qaeda terror network and its supporters within the Afghan Taliban government behind a worldwide ...

Bhutto’s Murder Could Be The World’s Gain

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Today's tragic events shine light on the resurgent terrorist movement in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. While the death of Ms. Bhutto is a blow to those that support democracy in the region, it is no surprise to those that have been following the events the past few months. The ...