Posts Tagged ‘9/11’
» posted on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 at 4:54 pm by Damien Baldino
Barack Obama’s plan for Afghanistan
I’m glad to hear that Barack Obama has decided to send an additional 30,000 soldiers to Afghanistan, and is planning on convincing NATO forces to add the other 10,000 soldiers requested by General McChrystal. I’ve heard and read a lot of criticism about this decision, but it is the right one.
More than 8 years after the 9/11 attacks, it seems that some of the anger has faded. It’s sad to say, but true. The United States needs to go after the remaining Al-Qaeda members, hopefully capturing Osama Bin Laden in the process. In addition to pursuing terrorists, it’s important that Afghanistan’s government is as capable as possible in order to assure that the country doesn’t fall to the same level of lawlessness characteristic of the Taliban’s rule. This actually seems like the toughest part of the mission, and I have my doubts, but any improvement in this area will be welcomed. Finally, we have the threat that Pakistan could pose. » read more
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» posted on Sunday, November 29th, 2009 at 6:18 pm by Damien Baldino
Carl Levin is partially correct about Afghanistan
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has released a report detailing the United State’s failure to capture Osama Bin Laden in December of 2001. At the time, Bin Laden was reportedly in Tora Bora, and the U.S. had a good chance of capturing him. It’s certainly disappointing to know the U.S. was that close to capturing Bin Laden, but failed. Senator Cal Levin said there was a“good chance we would not have forces or need to have forces there (Afghanistan)” if Bin Laden was captured.
Senator Levin is right about the opportunity that was missed. If Osama Bin Laden had been captured, we might have had most of our soldiers out of Afghanistan. What I find interesting is that Carl Levin and his colleagues in the Democratic party are seizing on this report, yet they seem to conveniently ignore some missed opportunities that were even more damaging. » read more
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» posted on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 11:33 am by Damien Baldino
9/11 terrorists will be tried in New York: Are you kidding me?
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that 5 terrorists, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be tried in a federal court in New York, rather than a military court. I wish I could say I was surprised by this decision, but I’m not. The Obama administration is once again interested in how the United States appears to other countries, particularly those who have little use for America. This appeasement on Obama’s part risks American lives and flies in the face of logic.
The five terrorists are war criminals. They were part of the planning of the 9/11 attacks that resulted in the death of nearly 3,000 Americans. Since they are war criminals, they should receive military trials. Many liberals are thrilled with Eric Holder’s decision, since it will result in what they perceive as a process that is more fair and transparent. They seem to forget that the terrorists will turn the trial into a circus, a great deal of evidence won’t be admissable, and intelligence information could be exposed. » read more
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