Obama MIA on Afghanistan – again
Bill Roggio at the Long War Journal has a lengthy, informative report on the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, and about how General Stanley McChrystal has reportedly threatened to resign if President Obama and the Pentagon do not act quickly to approve his request for more troops for an Iraq-like surge (via Memeo):
Disgusting: AP publishes photo of mortally wounded soldier over objections from father
And the excuses the AP gives for going against the wishes of the soldier’s father and Def. Sec. Gates don’t pass the smell test:
Never forget to say “thank you”
This video demonstrates how easy it is to thank our troops when we see them – without saying a word, no matter how “busy” we think we are (via K-Lo):
Bagram: Obama’s Gitmo?
Jake Tapper reports on how the ACLU is upset with the Obama administration with not being more forthcoming with information on military detainees who are being held at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan:
Vindication for Gen. David Petraeus
It’s no secret by now – to the thinking classes, anyway – that Gen. David Petraeus has been vindicated by the successes we’ve seen take place in Iraq over the last year and a half. The General that the far left has for years loved to hate – even going so far as to take a nasty ad out on him in the NYT that strongly implied he was a “traitor” – has more than proved his worth to the US military, to coalition forces in Iraq, and to those of us here stateside who always believed that the war in Iraq was a worthy cause, and one worth winning.