This news brief from AP, that the men were composed largely of Navy Seals and support moving into Wardak Province, east of Kabul, on a special operations. Taliban has taken credit for the shoot-down. This is the largest casualty incident…
Author: St George Frederick
Mid-Year Update, Afghanistan and Iraq
But first Libya in one sentence: NATO forces managed to kill a leading rebel (ally) commander with an errant air strike just this past week. Afghanistan The “killing season” in Afghanistan is generally considered to be April-thru-Oct/Nov depending on weather.…
WaPo & NYT: Obama to Quickly Reduce Afghan Mission?
In the Victory Lap Three Department, both WaPo and The Pink Slipper are reporting that Congress wants the administration to accelerate plans to reduce the US mission in Afghanistan. Neither identified which Congress. Considering this administration’s ability to repeatedly snatch…
Has the President Articulated an End Game in Afghanistan lately?
Not an exit strategy, but an end game that is spelled V-I-C-T-O-R-Y? I’m watching Obama paint himself into a corner on this budget deal-government shut down, and believe there are simply some things that he cannot bring himself to do.…