Bouhammer | February 2, 2010
You know if the President and the policy makers that surround him would just read and consult with milblogs like this one, Mudville Gazette, Blackfive, Afghan Quest and many others then we could save him the embarrassment of having us say “I told you so“.
When the President announced his new Afghanistan plan on 1 [...]
Bouhammer | January 23, 2010
Many times on this blog I have been unkind to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai. I have called him many names and berated decision he has made and things he has said. My friend over at the blog War on Terror News and I have argued about Karzai and what kind of person he is. I [...]
The Dude | December 6, 2009
Now that I’ve had a few days to ingest, digest, and perform my own mission analysis on your new plan for Afghanistan, I’m a bit concerned. My concerns are based from my experiences of being on one end of the spectrum at the tip of of the spear defending freedom in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border regions, to [...]
Bouhammer | December 3, 2009
On Tuesday night while watching the President’s speech from Westpoint I wondered to myself if I would hear from SkyNews or BBC the next day. I did, however I was in an all-day meeting and never got their call in time. However a few other media outlets picked up on my “opinion”. I guess that [...]
Bouhammer | December 1, 2009
In light of tonight’s “HOPE” that the NATO partner countries will pony up 10,000 more troops, let me point you to this news article.
France and Germany refused US requests to immediately promise more troops for Afghanistan, frustrating President Barack Obama’s hopes that allies would match his troop surge.
Britain has already offered an extra 500 [...]
Bouhammer | December 1, 2009
I have been talking within my circles of Afghan vets for the last four months while the President has had in his possession about the logistics of surging in forces. We have all seen this this is going to be a major issue. There is nowhere to put these guys. And as the article states, [...]
Bouhammer | October 29, 2009
It is really getting old to keep typing the same posts every month or two about how a new record has been set about it being the deadliest month. August was really bad, but October has gotten much worse and the month is not even over yet. Of course this should come as no surprise. [...]
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