In Honor Of Those Fallen Soldiers

1000+ Dead In Afghanistan Since 2001; The List of Names

Guerilla Snipers Imperil U.S. Led Forces in Afghanistan

The Taliban have shown a side not often seen in nearly a decade of American military action in Afghanistan, the use of snipers.

Yemen says it may harbor up to 300 Qaeda suspects

Yemen’s Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi said on Tuesday there could be up to 300 al Qaeda militants in his country, some of whom may be planning attacks on Western targets.

Drums of War Beat Louder

Main stream media is ramping up the Iran war propaganda. Get ready for the next conflict.

Over A Million Innocent People Perished In A War Based On A Lie

by Dennis Kucinich

This action is being done pursuant to the war powers act. The war powers act was passed in 1973, it was passed to claim congresses constitutional authority , under article 1 section 8. To be able to take our troops to war, and to stay at war.

Congress cannot remain at the sidelines in this matter. We have the lives of our troops at stake. We have trillions of dollars at stake. Congress must engage in this debate, we have a constitutional responsibility, to make a decision on these wars.

Who Wants War?

by Ron Paul

If anyone still doubted that this administration’s foreign policy would bring any kind of change, this week’s debate on Afghanistan should remove all doubt. The President’s stated justifications for sending more troops to Afghanistan and escalating war amount to little more than recycling all the false reasons we began the conflict. It is so discouraging to see this coming from our new leadership, when the people were hoping for peace. New polls show that 49 percent of the people favor minding our own business on the world stage, up from 30 percent in 2002.

3 Trillion Dollars: The True Cost of War

In 2003 Donald Rumsfeld estimated a war with Iraq would cost $60 billion. Five years later, the cost of Iraq war operations is over 10 times that figure.

30,000 Troops 18 Months to Succeed

Obama’s plan to bring the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan includes 30,000 more troops with a timetable for full withdrawal

Our Commander In Chief’s Christmas Crisis

by Chuck Norris

Alas, after nearly three months of military deliberations, our commander in chief is finally coming out of the closet with his Afghan strategy. But is his plan based more upon politics than national security?

In September, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, requested 40,000 additional troops on top of the 68,000 already there. This increase would allow the military flexibility to deploy 15,000 forces to the Taliban stronghold in the south, 5,000 to the eastern border with Pakistan and 10,000 as trainers for Afghan security forces. The other 10,000 would be deployed across the country in various overt and covert operations.

Cuba Conducts War Games Ahead of U.S. Invasion

Cuba began its biggest military maneuvers in five years on Thursday, saying they were needed to prepare for a possible invasion by the United States.

State Dept. Official Resigns in Protest of Obama Afghanistan Decision

Matthew Hoh resigned from his position at the State Department to protest the Obama administrations seeming determination to send tens of thousands more American troops to a disastrous war in Afghanistan.