Afghanistan
Did Obama Mislead Americans on Trends in U.S. Troop Fatalities?
U.S. troop fatalities in Iraq are on pace for a 16 percent increase from 2010; American deaths in Afghanistan over the last three months are up 7 percent from the same period in 2010.
Read MoreA House Divided: A Content Analysis of Congressional Press Releases on the bin Laden Killing
Less than 25 percent of Republican U.S. House members give credit to Obama in press releases on the bin Laden kill; less than 3 percent of Democrats acknowledge Bush
Read MoreNumerology Alert: Will 1/11/11 Be a Notable Day in U.S. History?
Over the last century, U.S. history has only provided a few examples of notable events taking place on eyebrow-raising dates on the calendar.
Read MoreFormer FBI Special Agent Ali Soufan Speaks on Torture and the War on Terrorism at Humphrey Institute
“I know how it is to look evil in the face.”
Read MoreProjected Rate of U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan Down 24 Percent in 2010
Despite record setting pace for U.S. military fatalities in Afghanistan in 2010, the rate of fatalities per troops on the ground is on pace for a 6-year low and a 24 percent decrease from 2009
Read MoreMcCollum Stands Alone in Support of Obama’s Afghan War Policy Among U.S. House’s Most Liberal Wing
Rep. McCollum is only member of the U.S. House’s top 10 percent most liberal members to issue press release backing the President’s plan
Read MoreInside the War in Afghanistan
Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin rank among the Bottom 10 states in per capita fatalities; non-hostile deaths account for more than 25 percent of U.S. death toll
Read MoreFormer MN GOP Congressman Weber Outlines National Security Challenges Facing President Obama
“The world has been getting more dangerous as we’ve been arguing about health care.”
Read MoreU.S. Military Fatalities Continue at Record High Pace in Afghanistan, Record Low Pace in Iraq
As President Barack Obama approaches the 5-month mark of his administration, his political supporters, especially those on the liberal end of the ideological spectrum, are faced with reconciling the President’s campaign promises on the military, national security, and the country’s…
Read MoreU.S. Military Fatalities in Afghanistan on Record Pace in 2009
Although Barack Obama only devoted 2 of the 280 sentences in his late February Address before a Joint Session of Congress on the War in Afghanistan, the U.S. attempt to bring greater stability to a historically unstable region of the…
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