U.S., NATO to Overhaul Afghan Training Mission as Violence Spirals
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 12th, 2009 4:33 am by HL
U.S., NATO to Overhaul Afghan Training Mission as Violence Spirals
The U.S. military and NATO are launching a major overhaul of the way they recruit, train and equip Afghanistan’s security forces, seeking to reverse a trend in which the alliance for years did not invest adequately in Afghan troops and police while the Taliban gained strength, senior U.S. officials…
House Democratic Leaders to Vote on Whether Admonish Rep. Wilson for Outburst
House Democratic leaders plan to vote early next week on whether to formally admonish Rep. Joe Wilson unless the South Carolina Republican apologizes on the House floor for interrupting President Obama’s address to Congress by yelling “You lie!”
GOP Now Embraces Conservative Groups’ Protest
With tens of thousands of conservative protesters expected to gather in Washington on Saturday for a “Taxpayer March on D.C.,” Republican officials are attempting to capitalize on a movement that lately has galvanized anti-Obama activists more effectively than the party’s elected leaders in…
