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U.S. Spending 1.4 Billion per Al-Qaeda Fighter in Afghanistan

Cindy — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:39:39 +0000

“Well, it’s our longest war now,” Will said. “It’s ten years old, longest in our national history. Do the arithmetic. There are 140,000 coalition forces there. There are at the top estimate about 100 al-Qaeda fighters there. That’s 1,400 soldiers at $ 1 million per a year, $1.4 billion per al-Qaeda fighter. The arithmetic doesn’t [...]

White House Insider: Obama Hesitated-Panetta Issued Order to Kill Osama Bin Laden

Cindy — Tue, 10 May 2011 01:53:27 +0000

“What Valerie Jarrett, and the president, did not know is that Leon Panetta had already initiated a program that reported to him –and only him, involving a covert on the ground attack against the compound

Providing for Those Who Serve

Cindy — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:44:40 +0000

Today, we at The Heritage Foundation will honor Veterans Day by pausing to remember those who sacrifice in defense of freedom for our country. Heritage honors all who serve past and present in the United States Armed Forces, their families, and all military retirees and veterans. We solemnly remember those fallen men and women who [...]

Iraq: The War That Broke Us — Not

Cindy — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:16:54 +0000

The Iraq War ends this month. The last combat brigade left August 19. Operation Iraqi Freedom, which began in 2003, will end August 31. September 1 marks the beginning of Operation New Dawn. Now that it’s over, what did the Iraq War cost? delivered his long-awaited decision on the way forward in the War in Afghanistan and pledged 30,000 additional troops for the effort under the condition that they would begin to come home in 18 months. While praising the President’s decision to send more troops, conservative lawmakers blasted the [...]

EDITORIAL: Save the SEALs

Cindy — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:47:08 +0000

Rep. Dan Burton, Indiana Republican, and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, California Republican, yesterday renewed a call forcharges to be dropped against three Navy SEALs charged with the unspeakable crime of roughing up a terrorist.

Continue reading article from The Wasington Times.

Rumsfeld to Obama-What Requests for Troops Are You Talking About?

Cindy — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:16:07 +0000

One line in President Obama’s orgy of blame-Bush-for-everything speech last night has prompted former Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld, who managed the Afghan war for five years, to call for the President to back up his assertions. Secretary Rumsfeld’s statement, issued in a press release this morning. [...]

The Criminal Justice System Is Not The Proper Place To Determine Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s Fate.

Cindy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:27:05 +0000

The administration’s decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in federal criminal court in New York shows that President Obama is not serious about our national security.

Continue reading article from RedState.com

To Lose A War

Cindy — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:05:05 +0000

While America was consumed this summer with quarrels over town-hall radicals, “death panels”, the “public option” and racism’s role in the plunging polls of Barack, what happens to health care is not going to change the history of the world…what happens in Afganistan might. Read Pat Buchanan’s story here.