Palin Won’t Rule Out War With Russia

In her interview today with ABC News' Charles Gibson, Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin stated in no uncertain terms "we cannot repeat the Cold War". However, in a follow-up question about a possible hot war with Russia, the Alaska Governor's answer was...

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NATO Won’t Participate in US Strikes in Pakistan

Yesterday, Admiral Mullen announce his new "comprehensive strategy" for the war in Afghanistan, the centerpiece of which is ratcheting up attacks in neighboring Pakistan. The American intelligence community has warned the administration against such attacks, saying...

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Petraeus: Iraq War Will Never End in Victory

With the war in Afghanistan increasingly retaking its role as the emphasis of America's ongoing foreign policy struggles, Admiral Mullen reported yesterday to the House Armed Services Committee that he does not believe the United States is winning that war. And with...

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Pentagon: Afghan Strategy Not Succeeding

In testimony today before the House Armed Services Committee Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Admiral Michael Mullen said that he believes the present strategy in Afghanistan is not working, adding "I'm not convinced we're winning it in Afghanistan". This is just the...

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Pakistani Military to Bar Foreign Operations

With drone attacks already up over threefold from 2007 the US desire to ramp up attacks inside Pakistan even further has run into another wall today as Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Parvez Kayani announced that foreign forces would no longer be allowed to...

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Georgian Opposition Urges Saakashvili’s Ouster

Georgia's brief war with Russia is over, and though President Mikheil Saakashvili is eying future wars with Russia, his attention must turn now to a more immediate problem. While most Georgians rallied behind the government during the fighting, the sobering effect of...

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