Posts Tagged ‘afghanistan’
America was right to kill Osama bin Laden; we should have killed Gaddafi
We’ve done what we came to do. We – by which I mean the West and, more specifically, the Anglosphere – went into Afghanistan to depose the Taleban regime and capture or kill Osama bi... Read More
10 thoughts on Osama bin Laden's death
Wow. A momentous day. I was here in Washington on September 11th 2001 when Osama bin Laden declared, as the Telegraph’s headline put it the next day: “War on America”. Then, it seem... Read More
The butcher of 9/11 is dead: the killing of Osama bin Laden is a massive blow to Islamist terrorism
In historic scenes of jubilation, thousands of people are celebrating the death of Osama bin Laden in front of the White House tonight. The architect of 9/11, the murderer of thousands of innocents, a... Read More
American Way: Does Barack Obama have the will to win in Afghanistan?
Over the past week, while much of America was distracted by the preposterous issue of President Barack Obama’s birth certificate and, yes, a Royal Wedding in London, there have been ominous developm... Read More
Prince William's choice of uniform is a tribute to those serving in Afghanistan
Prince William’s decision to wear the red tunic of the Irish Guards on his wedding day has reportedly disappointed some of his Royal Air Force colleagues. Only the helicopter wings above his lef... Read More
Petraeus to the CIA: good news for Barack Obama, bad news for America
Today’s reporting of the appointment of General David Petraeus as head of the CIA has concentrated on the consequences for United States policy in Afghanistan, and in particular the suggestion t... Read More
General David Petraeus to retire from US Army to go to CIA
It is now being confirmed by senior White House officials that Leon Panetta will be nominated as US Defence Secretary when Robert Gates retires and that General David Petraeus will be nominated to re... Read More
Barack Obama owes General McChrystal an apology
Now that the Pentagon has found General Stanley McChrystal, the former Nato commander in Afghanistan, not guilty of any wrongdoing over his involvement in the infamous Rolling Stone profile of him las... Read More
Hiring dogs of war for Libya is a recipe for disaster
Don’t we ever learn? Because our politicians are terrified of committing ground troops to Libya – the only way we are ever going to have any chance of overthrowing the Gaddafi regime - t... Read More
Pastor Terry Jones is no more to blame for the Afghan violence than Martin Scorsese was for the shooting of Ronald Reagan
The American pastor Terry Jones might be a bit of a weirdo with an unhealthy obsession with the Koran, but he’s right about one thing: he is not responsible for the fatal rioting in Afghanistan.... Read More