Posts Tagged ‘Afghanistan’
A Greener Beret? The US military is starting to go green in Afghanistan.
Neighbor to the rescue. Abu Dhabi agrees to help cover Dubai’s debt.
Debt free is the way to be. CITI Group to pay back $20 Billion to US Government.
Thanks to Politico
Senate republicans are angry at Al Franken for making them vote against an ‘anti-rape’ amendmant.
Afghanistan just a tad worried about Obama’s time table. Is this good for us or bad for us?
Check out the BBC’s Odd Box for some USDemocrazy sanctioned wackiness.
Thanks to the Huffington Post
Yesterday, Tuesday, December 1, President Obama announced his new strategy for Afghanistan (interrupting US Democrazy’s favorite regularly scheduled programing).
What are some key quotes from the speech (to see key words check out the picture above)?
- “The 30,000 additional troops that I am announcing tonight will deploy in the first part of 2010“
- “…allow us to accelerate handing over responsibility to Afghan forces, and allow us to begin the transfer of our forces out of Afghanistan in July of 2011.”
- “We must keep the pressure on al Qaeda, and to do that, we must increase the stability and capacity of our partners in the region.” …read more.
The Case of the Murderous Moose…
Swedish police say they’ve cleared a man who was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife after deciding the culprit was most likely a moose.
President Obama decides to send in 30,000 more troops in hopes to start withdrawal in three years.
Who are you callin’ a crasher?… Michaele and Tareq Salahi insist they didn’t crash the White House state dinner.
Thanks to Wikicommons
Unsurprising criticism for Switzerland. The Swiss ban on building Minarets finds opposition from neighbors and around the globe.
The plan for Afghanistan is… President Obama issues new orders for the military in Afghanistan with an official announcement at 4pm today.
Record energy after record delays. The Large Hadron Collider has a smashingly good time.
In The 1980’s the former Soviet Union sent 100,000 troops to invade and pacify Afghanistan. This week President Obama will increase US troops presense in that country. Is there a history lesson that should be discussed here? (cartoon by KAL)
Is this just a hunger for justice?… “Police say a bank robbery suspect in Ohio may have eaten evidence when he gobbled a piece of paper while handcuffed and lying across the hood of a police cruiser.”
We want Sand and surf without the suntanning strangers.. The Supreme Court will examine whether Florida’s “Dr Beach” has been too good at his job.
In it to win it… “President Obama said on Tuesday that he will announce his decision on how many more troops to send to Afghanistan next week”
Goucho Marx once famously exclaimed that he would not want to be a part of any club that would have him as a member.
The cartoon above displays a club with a growing membership. Should the 2000 US elections in Florida also qualify for an American for entry into the group? (cartoon by KAL)
Thanks to Wikicommons.
Well I guess the African ski trip is out of the question. Mt. Kilimanjaro’s ice flees the heat and disappears.
Hats off to Afghanistan’s almost-fairly elected president. Obama congratulates Karzai on his second term.
America’s favorite partisan pastime? Does Major League Baseball favor the Yankees?
Thanks to Wikicommons.
Is there somewhere cheaper we could eat? Iceland can’t afford McDonald’s, waist lines rejoice.
Now with a public option. Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader, is 100% sure that the health care bill will have Fedicare.
I’ll tell you soon. Obama to make Afghanistan strategy decision by November 11.
Thanks to Wikicommons.
As you read in Part 1…you did read Part 1 right?… US Democrazy took a look at what so-called experts (not us) think of Iraq’s future.
Well, we’ve got another issue where the experts are at odds. In fact, opinions are so divided on this issue that generals and diplomats have gotten themselves into some big time trouble.
So what is this issue? Well, we’ll spell it out for you:
A-F-G-H-A-N-I-S-T-A-N
We at USDemocrazy spend so much of our time foraging through the news… its hard not to go kooky.
Though most of us are kooky to begin with, we find humor helps us ward off the effects of over-infomania.
We also find a good story can alleviate the pain as well.
Case in point: David Rohde, a reporter for the New York Times, has published a five part article detailing his recent experience of being a prisoner of the notorious Taliban.
The series is titled “Held by The Taliban.” Mr. Rohde presents an inside look at the workings of Taliban militants. It is as powerful as it is riveting, reading more like a novel than an article.
It is a story worth a read.
Courtesy of WikiCommons
Pope plans party for pontificating protestants.
The Vatican wants anxious aggrieved Anglicans to join the Roman Catholic Church.
Karzai runs with the runoff… Afghan President Hamid Karzai accepted findings of widespread fraud in the elections and endorsed a runoff vote scheduled for Nov. 7.
Hell hath no fury… like this woman’s scorn.
Courtesy of WikiCommons
We here at USDemocrazy are hearing a lot about Afghanistan these days with “elections” this and “military strategy” that. It’s all a bit confusing.
But we found, in this article by Thomas E. Ricks at the Daily Beast, contained some clear insight
Ricks says that President Obama should be thinking less of the history lessons of Vietnam and instead take a good hard look at the war policies of good ol’ FDR.
I find myself thinking that President Obama, for all his love of Abraham Lincoln, might benefit by turning from that son of Illinois to a New Yorker who was a more recent war president, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
This article is a nifty read, if any of you are history buffs like we are. It’s always neat to look to yesterday for tomorrow’s solutions (like where we left our car keys or remote control).
So what do you think of Rick’s article?
Thanks to Wikicommons.
Afghan elections again? Fraudulent ballots may force run off election.
I cannabis? Federal slackens anti-drug prosecution.
Top Secret? US scientist tries to hand off secrets.
