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5 Hair-Raising Crises in Foreign Affairs/National Security We Somehow Avoided in 2010
By David Wood - Politics DailyYear-end lists always look back at people and events of significance, but sometimes it's just as instructive to recall things that didn't take place. Here are five -- among many -- of the most hair-raising crises and terrifying emergencies that we managed to skirt in 2010: North Korea didn't start a nuclear war. The brutal and xenophobic regime in Pyongyang continued its fusillade of incendiary rhetoric and bluster, vowing once again to unleash nuclear war if South Korea and the United States continued their "provocative'' military exercises. But the North's leadership stayed safely inert, ...
Sarah Palin to Obama: Be Honest in Address To Nation
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailySarah Palin had some suggestions for President Barack Obama before he spoke to the nation Tuesday night about Iraq. In a Facebook post late Tuesday afternoon titled "Humility and Honesty About Iraq Can Inspire Trust," Palin said she wanted Obama to show "grace, humility and some honesty before the American people tonight. Please don't declare 'Mission Accomplished' and then saunter away with an assumption that your opposition to the Iraq strategy was key to our troops' success." Palin also wanted Obama to say he was wrong about the surge in 2007, when Obama wasn't 100 percent behind sending ...
Obama Responds to Glenn Beck Rally, Doubts About His Own Religion
By Tom Kavanagh - Politics DailyPresident Obama said Sunday that he understood the public frustration during hard times that fueled the turnout for conservative talk show host Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally this weekend, and said he was confident that Americans will "get beyond all this nonsense" about whether he is really a Christian or born in the U.S. In an interview with NBC's Brian Williams meant to mark the fifth anniversary of Katrina, Obama said he had not watched coverage of the event with its strong undertone of anti-Obama and anti-Democrat sentiment, but he understood why Beck was striking a chord with some ...
Top General Says Iraqis Ready to Take Over Security When U.S. Withdraws
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyGen. Raymond Odierno, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, expressed confidence Sunday that Iraqi forces are ready to take over security operations when the U.S. withdraws its combat troops at the end of August despite continuing terrorist attacks and the fact that the Iraqis have yet to form their new government. "We do believe they are ready to assume full operations in Iraq," Odierno said on ABC's "This Week." "We've seen during this time, this governmental formation time frame, the Iraqi security forces have . . . continued to conduct operations across the broad spectrum of ...
Obama: US Combat Role in Iraq Nearing End
By not in system - AOL News(Aug. 2) -- In a speech to the Disabled Veterans of America in Atlanta on Monday, President Obama sought to reassure an increasingly skeptical American public that he is firmly in control of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and that the United States' military commitment in those regions is not indefinite. As evidence, the president reminded the audience of a promise made at the start of his presidency to end the American military combat presence in Iraq by Aug. 31, 2010 -- a pledge he is on track to fulfill. "By the end of this month, we'll have brought more than 90,000 of our troops home ...
Obama: US Combat Role in Iraq Nearing End
By not in system - AOL NewsATLANTA (Aug. 2) -- President Barack Obama declared Monday that the Iraq war was nearing an end "as promised and on schedule," touting what he called a success of his administration though it comes amid persistent instability and uncertainty in Iraq. Obama cited progress toward meeting his deadline of withdrawing all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of this month. A transitional force of 50,000 troops will remain to train Iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and provide security for ongoing U.S. civilian efforts. Under an agreement negotiated in 2008 with the ...
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