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US Wobbles on 2011 Date for Afghan Withdrawal
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News
(Nov. 11) -- U.S. troops could be looking at four more years in Afghanistan. That's according to top Obama administration officials, who are now talking more about the end of 2014 as the date when Afghans will take charge of their own security rather than the summer 2011 for the start of the U.S. pullout. The once-steadfast deadline of July 2011 was fixed by President Barack Obama upon approving a surge of 30,000 more American troops to the embattled country. But after both public and private protestations from Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has said his armed forces are nowhere near ...
President Obama's New 'Thank You' Video to Troops Comes Under Fire
By Carl Franzen - AOL News(Aug. 27) -- Consider it a pre-emptive strike: Today, just four days before the official end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, President Barack Obama released on YouTube a short video of himself thanking the troops. Many presidents past have taken it upon themselves to thank the soldiers for their service using soaring rhetoric and lofty praise, and so in that sense, Obama is no different. But there remains one big problem with his expression of gratitude, at least so far as some right-leaning pundits see it: Not only could it be confused with a hawkish endorsement of the war effort he ...
US Withdrawal From Iraq Doesn't Look Promising Amid Bombing Spree
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Aug. 26) -- From the U.S. perspective, the war in Iraq may be drawing to a close. But the violence continues, most recently with insurgent bombings in 13 towns and cities on Wednesday. The attacks killed more than 50 and sent a sufficiently clear message to the world: We're still here, and we'll vie for the country long after the Americans have gone. "The countdown has begun to return Iraq to the embrace of Islam and its Sunnis, with God's permission," read a statement on an insurgent website following the attacks. While combat units have been sent home, the U.S. still retains a force of ...
Odierno: Iraqis Ready to Take Over Own Security
By not in system - AOL News(Aug. 8) -- General Raymond Odierno, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, expressed confidence Sunday that Iraqi forces are ready to take over necessary 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. ...
Mac Attack: Obama 'Dangerous!'
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThe McCain campaign, on the heels of Sarah Palin's "Joe McCarthy" tour on Saturday, has released a new ad that brings the GOP candidate's last ditch strategy into full relief: The Boogieman. The new ad is called "Dangerous," and it is as dishonest as the rest of McCain's ads. ANNCR: Who is Barack Obama? He says our troops in Afghanistan are BARACK OBAMA: "... just air-raiding villages and killing civilians." ANNCR: How dishonorable. Congressional liberals voted repeatedly to cut off funding to our active troops. Increasing the risk on their lives. How dangerous. Obama and Congressional ...
Biden Debates Palin, Facts
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyWhile many in the mainstream press declared Sen. Joe Biden the winner of last Friday's vice-presidential debate over Republican Gov. Sarah Palin on the evening of the event, the light of day has begun to reveal that many of Sen. Biden's claims that night were often times at variance with the facts. The McCain campaign was quick to release a list of fourteen specific misrepresentations or factual errors that Biden committed during the debate, and segments of the media are beginning to notice.Surprisingly, Biden's misstatements came mostly in the area of foreign policy, supposedly his strong ...
VP Debate: Those Pesky Facts
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAh, the morning after. You had a reckless blast last night, doing or saying whatever felt good in that moment. Now, it's time to wake up and face facts. You're not really a movie-producing fireman-cop, and she isn't really on the pill. FactCheck.org is the political equivalent of that buzzkill friend who cluelessly salts your game whenever you bring him or her out with you. They have already analyzed last night's Vice Presidential Debate, and although both candidates practiced elasticity of veracity, the winner of the FactCheck Derby was clearly Joe Biden. Just on volume, Biden had fewer ...
Traitor: Obama Betrays Soldiers?
By Justin Paulette - Politics DailyIf this story is true, it is the most important revelation of the election. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has apparently revealed that the centerpiece of Barack Obama's conversation with Iraqi leaders in July was his hope of delaying the draw-down of American military forces in Iraq. Zebari's recounts that Obama "asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington." Obama also reportedly insisted that Congress steer negotiations on the time-table of troops withdrawal, rather than the Bush ...
Maliki Endorses Obama's Iraq Plan
By David Knowles - Politics DailyHere's the quote that's sure to make ripples in the American political pond:"U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months. That, we think, would be the right timeframe for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes." Who said it? Iraq's Prime MInister, Nuri al-Maliki. What was the context? An interview with Germany's popular magazine Der Spiegel. This can't be what John McCain wants to hear, especially with Obama about to arrive in Iraq, and then make his way to Germany. It's just more evidence of how McCain's dare is about to backfire. More Maliki:"The Americans ...
Ron Paul to End Presidential Campaign
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyTonight, at 9pm CST, Dr. Ron Pal will end his presidential campaign, according to a report by ABC News: (and as predicted by our reader, Jo)Rep. Ron Paul's presidential campaign, a pugnacious, ideological crusade against big government and interventionist leanings in the Republican party, will officially end Thursday at a rally outside the Texas GOP's convention, ABC News has learned. The new phase of the revolution officially begins with a speech tonight in Houston and a Web video to be posted on his site, officially ending Paul's presidential campaign and freeing up the more than $4.7 ...
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