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• NEW TEAM MATES: Obama’s War Team Changes
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 4/12/11

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So, we have a few little conflicts to deal with at present.  Besides Iraq and Afghanistan there are various and sundry Middle Eastern uprisings to deal with as well.  Bummer.  But, an even bigger bummer is that our national-security team is now making substitutions.  Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Admiral Mike Mullen and Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, (our China guy) are all...

• PULLING OUT: Troops Out of Afghanistan 2014
• Posted by • 11/11/10

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MAMAs know that “pulling out doesn’t always work,” or some of us wouldn’t be moms, right? Okay, that said, the President is proposing withdrawing our troops from Afghanistan beginning in July 2011 and ending in 2014.   We're not debating whether or not we should have done it...we're already in.  Now what? Whether or not we will pull out all the way and when exactly that will happen is still up...

• A NEW DAWN: Combat Troops Leave Iraq
• Posted by • 9/2/10

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A new phase has begun in Iraq with the end of the combat mission and the beginning of the advisory and civil support mission.  The troops have been withdrawing over the last weeks, but 50,000 troops will remain in country.  The President has said that Operation New Dawn will allow a transitional team of U.S. forces to remain in that country to advise and assist Iraqi forces to protect those on...

• CLEAR MISSION: Obama Committed To Vets
• Posted by • 8/2/10

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In a speech to the Disabled American Veterans, President Obama spoke about the health care benefits for disabled vets saying that, “the historic health care reform legislation that I signed into law does not…change your veterans benefits.”   The President assured the veterans that the government will be giving one of the” largest percentage increases to the VA budget in the past 30 years.”  He...

• LOOSE LIPS: Following Up On The Price Of WikiLeaks
• Posted by • 7/29/10

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Both Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen spoke at a press conference today, regarding the release of thousands of secret documents relating to the Afghan war.   Gates characterized the consequences of the leak as “potentially severe and dangerous for our troops, our allies and Afghan partners, and may damage our relationships in that key part of the world.”  Those who...