US Pullback in Afghanistan Hints at Failing Strategy Obama's entire counter-insurgency strategy relies on Afghan security forces to hold back the Taliban. Even this has failed.
Crocker: Taliban Infiltration Worse Than US Will Admit The US tries to play down the extent to which the Taliban has infiltrated the US-backed security forces, but it is hugely significant
US Losing Grip in Afghanistan Amid Unrest Following Anti-Islam Video The security situation in Afghanistan seems to be perpetually deteriorating, as withdrawal looms and failure is imminent
Judge Grants Obama DOJ Request to Suspend Case Against NDAA The government has been granted a stay in the case challenging the constitutionality of indefinite detention provisions in NDAA
US Suspends Aid Talks With Egypt Following Anti-American Protests The negotiations aimed at giving Egypt even more US aid will not restart until after the upcoming US presidential elections
Libyan Witness: Ambassador Stevens Was Alive When Found A video was also taken of Stevens' seemingly lifeless body as those present carried him to a hospital
US Scales Back Operations With Afghan Forces Amid Increased Tensions Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta tried to claim that the spike in insider attacks was the insurgency's 'last gasp'
Concerns Over Syria’s Rebels Dominate Debate With Libya's shadow hanging over Syria policy, unintended consequences of aiding rebel militias at forefront
Japan-China Island Dispute Heats Up as US Meddling Aggravates Tensions China sends armada of 1,000 fishing boats to islands Japan just claimed to purchase privately
US Sends Marines to Yemen, ‘Temporarily’ US troops are supposed to provide extra security for the embassy following new protests, but their length of stay seems open-ended to many
