“There are a range of things that we know we have to do,” the president told CBS correspondent Chip Reid recently. “At this point, it’s a matter of fine-tuning a strategy that we can be confident will be successful and also won’t be open-ended.” The president also cited his anger about the recent information leaks [...]
President Obama: Decisions Will Pave Path to End War, Obama Says
November 29th, 2009
Review of Fort Hood Shooting Launched by Pentagon
November 27th, 2009
Last week, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced that the military will be looking into the Fort Hood shooting more carefully, which is a good thing. The military is so large today that people sometimes get lost in the system. That doesn’t mean that the whole military system is bad, however. Oh no, that’s not [...]
Education in Afghanistan
November 23rd, 2009
Here’s the thing about Afghanistan. We can have the strongest military, but we also have to have the smartest. And I’m not talking about smart bombs. I’m talking about education. To really have a lasting positive effect in Afghanistan, we’re going to have to spend a lot of time on education in that country – [...]
The Battle Rages On
November 15th, 2009
Another Veteran’s Day has come and gone. I hope you had some respect for all the fallen veterans on November 11, 2009. As you may have noticed, I’ve been posting a little less frequently. This isn’t because there is less happening in the world – there couldn’t be anything further from reality – but I’ve [...]