Rethinking Afghanistan - Alternatives to War

Afghanistan Finally has a President

By: Just_Playin_Dumb

It's official!  After a long, gut-wrenching period of time, Afghanistanhas made Hamid Karzai the official president of the war torn country.The Afghan electoral officials definitively announced that PresidentKarzai would be serving another term in office after a second round ofvoting was canceled this past weekend.American President Barack ...

26 days ago

It's time to move on Afghanistan

By: kimberlydvorak

After returning from Afghanistan over the weekend, Congressman Duncan Hunter-R CA called on the Obama Administration to accept Stanley McChrystal's strategy of sending more troops to the hostile region. With the number of U.S. deaths on the rise, Rep. Hunter, who is a veteran of the wars in the Middle East, would like to see the White House ...

26 days ago

Afghanistan – to be or not?

By: AriRusila

"democracies make elections, elections don't make democracies" After Afghanistan's fraudulent elections President Obama's future politics in failing state is still foggy. Conflicting views of Obama's staff, escalation of War to Pakistan, lack of clear vision and strategy are not making choice easy. The rest of the world is waiting U.S. leadership ...

25 days ago

One year in the White House for US President Barack Obama

By: graffiti1982

US President Barack Obama has spent a year in the White House.  Although this is the case, there is no cause to celebrate.  The war in Iraq is not over.  Another war in Afghanistan is possible.  The economy is recovering from its worst recession.  The unemployment rate for October 2009 will be ...

24 days ago