May 20, 2013

Too awful to check: CIA passed on bin Laden hit in 1999?

Did the US choose the Taliban in Afghanistan? According to a new book released this summer from a … [Read more...]

Too awful to check: CIA passed on bin Laden hit in 1999?

Did the US choose the Taliban in Afghanistan? According to a new book released this summer from a … [Read more...]

Syrian Prime Minister defects, flees to Jordan

Rats, sinking ships, some disassembly needed. Another Arab dictatorship looks ready to collapse, and … [Read more...]

Cheney: Carter no longer the worst President in our lifetimes

Liz Cheney: Dad kind of blew that Palin call, huh? A few Hot Air readers seemed a little off-put by … [Read more...]

Video: George W. and the warriors

Victories The subjects of today’s story are a bit of an odd pairing. The first is Piers … [Read more...]

Video: Taliban seize Kabul resort, kill 18

Afghans retake in dawn raid. Shades of Mumbai?  The Taliban attacked a resort hotel in Kabul late … [Read more...]

Obama: “The Afghan war as we understand it is over” in 2014

Light footprint. Emphasis on “as we understand it.” Afghan forces will start to take the … [Read more...]

Obama: “The Afghan war as we understand it is over” in 2014

Light footprint. Emphasis on “as we understand it.” Afghan forces will start to take the … [Read more...]

Important question from Obama “Truth Team”: Which of our misleading attacks against Mitt Romney do you like best?

"Remarkably indifferent to the truth". I received an e-mail yesterday from Stephanie Cutter of the … [Read more...]

Catch and release in Afghanistan?

NATO commander insists, "We're succeeding." Yesterday, both Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Rep. … [Read more...]

Say, you know who else wouldn’t get Osama bin Laden now?

Agreed to end attacks in Pakistan? Barack Obama and his campaign have accused Mitt Romney of lacking … [Read more...]

Matthews: Obama practically Shakespearean in Afghanistan, or something

Bombs answer the "mission accomplished" moment. The thrill is back, at least in Chris … [Read more...]

Quotes of the day

End zone. “The preezy of the United Steezy is making me queasy. “I’m not troubled by … [Read more...]

Open thread: Obama to celebrate rare actual accomplishment; Update: “Our goal is to destroy al Qaeda, and we are on a path to do exactly that”

Touchdown. 7:30 ET all across the dial, the ceremonial spiking o’ the ball takes place in the … [Read more...]

Football spiked: Obama to address nation on Bin Laden anniversary live from Afghanistan

Surprise. The official reason for the trip is to sign the new strategic partnership agreement with … [Read more...]

Castro warns on possible Chavez death: “Any mistake made by Obama could provoke rivers of blood”

Venezuelan Spring? With our ongoing military engagement in Afghanistan, Syria on the verge of civil … [Read more...]

Poll shows only 11% agree with Obama administration that the war on terror is over

Bachmann's challenge. Last week, the Obama administration attempted to float the notion that the war … [Read more...]

Video: Marco Rubio makes the case for interventionism

Hawk. As I said on Monday, I was keen to hear how he’d apply his McCainian outlook to the … [Read more...]

Video: Marco Rubio makes the case for interventionism

Hawk. As I said on Monday, I was keen to hear how he’d apply his McCainian outlook to the … [Read more...]

Video: Police Academy, Afghanistan?

To protect and serve. Something a little more lighthearted in what is shaping up to be another … [Read more...]

Good news: U.S. agrees to provide military and financial support to Afghanistan through at least 2024

"Endless war". During the 2008 campaign, Barack Obama falsely accused John McCain of calling for a … [Read more...]

Good news: U.S. agrees to provide military and financial support to Afghanistan through at least 2024

"Endless war". During the 2008 campaign, Barack Obama falsely accused John McCain of calling for a … [Read more...]

Good news: U.S. agrees to provide military and financial support to Afghanistan through at least 2024

"Endless war". During the 2008 campaign, Barack Obama falsely accused John McCain of calling for a … [Read more...]

Open thread: Sunday morning talking heads

It's come to this. Easy choice this week. Do you want to watch Joe Lieberman spin the trophy photos … [Read more...]

Jay Carney: It’s absurd for the GOP to politicize these scandals that my side would surely politicize under a Republican president

Standards. Skip to 4:39 below for a little Friday evening fake outrage, White House style. The gist: … [Read more...]

Jay Carney: It’s absurd for the GOP to politicize these scandals that my side would surely politicize under a Republican president

Standards. Skip to 4:39 below for a little Friday evening fake outrage, White House style. The gist: … [Read more...]

Army investigating U.S. troops who posed for photos with corpses of Afghan jihadis

Trophies. The LA Times published the photos this morning and the obligatory Obama briefing and … [Read more...]

Crater: 69% in new NYT/CBS poll say U.S. should not be fighting in Afghanistan

Endgame. A new high since they started asking this question in 2009. That’s noteworthy but not … [Read more...]

Rasmussen: Majority want an immediate withdrawal from Afghanistan

Consequences. More than ten years after going to war against Islamic extremists in Afghanistan, and … [Read more...]

Open thread: Sunday morning talking heads

Yeah, him. Full plate this morning. If you want primary stuff, you’ve got Romney on Fox and … [Read more...]

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