07 Dec
Posted by charles as Journalism, News, Politics, commentary
This may be one of the fastest “just kiddings” in recent Washington history. Just about a week after President Obama went on national television to tell the nation that he was sending more troops to Afghanistan, but would begin withdrawing them in 18 months, he and members of his administration are already backing away from [...]
02 Dec
Posted by charles as Journalism, News, Politics, commentary
I guess one man’s thirty thousand is another man’s thirty five thousand, or maybe more?
Just the other day, President Obama announced his determination to dispatch another 30 thousand U.S. troops to Afghanistan, bringing our total troop deployment to over 100 thousand. He says he will start to pull them out in 18 months, though he [...]