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Never forget the Latin phrase that stupidity is a force unto itself By Robert Weller President Obama’s ratings are likely to fall even more as he plunges us deeper into the Afghan war, betraying voters who were counting on peace....

Will American Soldiers Protect Chinese Copper Miners in Afghanistan By ROBERT WELLER As always, look to history when your government does something that makes no sense: like sending thousands more troops to Afghanistan. The United States’ population was probably as...

Years ago I got to calling the Opium crop Bush 's drug business. People forget the Taliban are strongly anti drug and had opium almost eradicated. When Bush attacked it became their money source. War funding to fight us compliments...

The Military Industrial Complex Wouldn't Have Talked Eisenhower Into More War By ROBERT WELLER President Obama has led himself into a hell where it doesn't matter if it is as big as an arena or as small as a classic...

Al Jazeera Reports Taliban Accuses French Soldiers Of Offering Bribes Not To Attack By ROBERT WELLER Cadeaux? Cadeaux? Euros or Francs? It would sound like a Monty Python movie if it didn’t involve real lives. Do you remember? King Arthur...

This gets more promising every day. I heard Obama wants to be out of Afghanistan before he gets out of office. I am all for that! The best way to achieve that goal is to listen to Abdullah Abdullah. India...

Army Times Tells Story of Ranger Courage Despite His Six Tours Downrange This Was No Walk In The Park Army Staff Sgt. Michael Norton has been awarded a Silver Star for exposing himself to ambush fire to save two wounded...

Presidential Strategy Likely Includes More Troops And Negotiations By Robert Weller Even as more evidence emerges in Britain that the Iraq War was not justified by a real threat, the word from Washington seems to be that President Obama has...

Afghanistan sinks in new corruption ranking as US, World Leaders Fall Short in Corruption Fight, Group Says! Afghanistan's level of corruption earns it a ranking of 179 out of 180 Nations listed, worsened only by Somalia who is ranked as...

This "Grand Jirga"as it is called can actually amend the constitution so if a deal were struck to share power with the Taliban the constitution could be amended to make this legal. However the Taliban have always insisted on foreign...