Author: Jason D
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IAVA Hosting Film Screening at Ft. Benning
The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America will be hosting a screening of the film Restrepo at Fort Benning, GA on July 12th at 7:00PM. The screening will feature a Q&A with producers Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington. IAVA is excited to provide both member veterans and civilian supporters with opportunities to attend free screenings…
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That Other War Is Getting A New Commander Too
While President Obama’s nomination of Gen. David Petraeus to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal is the lead military story in most news outlets, it’s easy to forget the latest happenings over in Iraq. In particular, Operation Iraqi Freedom (or Operation New Dawn, take your pick) is getting a new commander. Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin, nominated to…
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McChrystal’s War
As most of you know already by now, ISAF commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal has been in the hot seat for the past 24-hours for comments that he and his aides made to a Rolling Stone journalist concerning several White House officials. It’s an unfortunate betrayal of trust and confidence from a man whom the President…
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What Are They Putting In the Water?
Alvin Greene syndrome seems to be spreading across the country as another state Democratic Party is scrambling to cast out one of its primary-anointed nominees. To be fair, Kesha Rogers has been campaigning vigorously out there in her conservative Texas district, but it’s honestly hard to fathom that a LaRouchian could make such significant progress…
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End In Sight?
What a difference a couple of years makes. It wasn’t too long ago that America’s military operation in Iraq was the foreign policy debate du jour. But with the advent of the Obama Administration’s push for rapid withdrawal and the improving security situation there, little is heard from a place that helped shape the worldview…
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The Fatigue-Patterned Multi-Billion Dollar Elephant in the Room
With the advent of President Obama’s election came a forceful commitment to withdraw American forces from Iraq. However, during both the campaign and in more recent discourse, largely missing from that debate has been considerations from the logistical nightmare involved with such an undertaking. More to the point, counteracting six years of build up intended…