Patriot Paradox

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Tuesday there is still the potential of setbacks in Iraq and he said the United States can expect to be involved there for many years to come. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates declared Afghanistan the top US military priority Tuesday but said US objectives there should be “limited.” Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates accused Iran Tuesday of engaging in “subversive activity” in Latin America, saying it concerned him more than Russia’s recent naval forays in the region. Read the rest of this entry »

AP – Thousands of U.S. troops originally destined for Iraq have deployed south of Afghanistan’s capital in the first illustration of a new military focus on the increasingly difficult fight in the South Asian nation, NATO said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

AP – As of Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, at least 570 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Monday at 10 a.m. EST. Read the rest of this entry »

Obama Snubs Heroes — The Blogosphere has been abuzz this past week, particularly in military circles, about newly-inaugurated President Barack Obama’s conspicuous absence at the Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball honoring Medal of Honor recipients.

The event, sponsored by the American Legion and 13 other veterans service organizations, has been an inaugural tradition for every President since its inception, at the inauguration of President Dwight D. Read the rest of this entry »