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Community Supports Family Of Iowa Soldier Matt Strasser
As 35-year-old Matt Strasser prepares for his second deployment to Afghanistan, there is one thing he can be certain of — that his wife and two boys will be well taken care of.The Strasser family is fortunate enough to have the support of Matt’s long-… Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, care, community, deployment, employer, family, hardships, iowa soldier, long time, soldier, strasser, Strassers, support, Supports, two boys, wife
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The Pentagon Owes the United States $1 Trillion
From 1999 to 2010 the Pentagon’s managers squandered $1 Trillion. In the next ten years, it should be returned to the Treasury.In 1998, the Pentagon budget was at a twenty three year low at $361 billion. For 2010, the DOD budget was $697 billion (all… Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, analysis, baseline, budget, Congress, defense spending, DOD, dod budget, Owes, Pentagon, pentagon budget, project on defense alternatives, study, surge, Treasury, trillion, understanding
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Is Time’s Aisha Story Fake?
In July this year, Time magazine published on its cover page the photo of an Afghan woman whose nose was cut off; the title bellowed: ‘What happens if we leave Afghanistan.’According to the Time story, the woman, identified as Aisha, had run away, afte… Continue reading
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Tagged afghan woman, Afghanistan, aisha, court, cover, Ears, Fake, magazine, Page, photo, story, Taliban, time, time magazine, time story, title, uruzgan province, woman
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Pakistan: Diplomacy vs Giving It All Away
I am the Afghanistan Blogging Fellow for The Seminal and Brave New Foundation. You can read my work on The Seminal or at Rethink Afghanistan. The views expressed below are my own.How are we going to deal with Pakistan when they’re openly flaunting the… Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, blogging, brave new foundation, diplomacy, Fellow, New, Pakistan, proxy war, Rethink, seminal, shadow, shadow government, stuff, Taliban, War, work
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Increasing Literacy Is Key To Training The Afghan Army
The current focus of the NATO presence in Afghanistan is to train the Afghan army and police force to take over responsibility for the country’s security.According to Lt. Gen. William Caldwell, who is commanding the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan… Continue reading
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Tagged Afghan, Afghanistan, army, country, effort, hurdles, key, literacy rates, Lt, mission, nato, police, police force, presence, security, Training, william caldwell
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Petraeus: U.S. Aiming For ‘Good Enough’ In Afghanistan (VIDEO)
General David Petraeus, the top U.S. military and NATO commander in Afghanistan, continued his media blitz this week with a CBS interview on Thursday.Katie Couric spoke to Petraeus, who insisted that “we’re making progress,” but acknowledged NATO force… Continue reading
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Petraeus: U.S. Aiming For ‘Good Enough’ In Afghanistan (VIDEO)
General David Petraeus, the top U.S. military and NATO commander in Afghanistan, continued his media blitz this week with a CBS interview on Thursday.Katie Couric spoke to Petraeus, who insisted that “we’re making progress,” but acknowledged NATO force… Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Aiming, blitz, CBS, cbs interview, Commander, David Petraeus, interview, Katie Couric, lot, media blitz, nato, nato commander, nato forces, progress, Thursday, video, week
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Petraeus: U.S. Aiming For ‘Good Enough’ In Afghanistan (VIDEO)
General David Petraeus, the top U.S. military and NATO commander in Afghanistan, continued his media blitz this week with a CBS interview on Thursday.Katie Couric spoke to Petraeus, who insisted that “we’re making progress,” but acknowledged NATO force… Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Aiming, blitz, CBS, cbs interview, Commander, David Petraeus, interview, Katie Couric, lot, media blitz, nato, nato commander, nato forces, progress, Thursday, video, week
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