Obama Troops

Troops Deployed Abroad Donate Six Times More To Obama

Open Secrets | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics


During World War II, soldiers crouching in foxholes penned letters assuring their sweethearts that they'd be home soon. Now, between firefights in the...

Who Needs a Vice President?

Richard Klass | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics


Richard Klass

In a breathtaking series of inaccurate and mud-slinging television ads, all featuring McCain, he has accused Obama of being willing to lose in Iraq to win the election, a charge just short of treason.

Sam Stein

Afghan Ambassador Trumpets Obama Agenda

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics


Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United States trumpeted major portions of Barack Obama's approach towards his country on Tuesday, marking the second t...

Why McCain's Attack Makes Obama Look Big

Ari Melber | Posted 07.28.2008 | Politics


Ari Melber

Ever since Obama canceled a trip to visit wounded soldiers in Germany based on logistical disagreements with the Pentagon, McCain has used the snafu to argue that Obama (you guessed it) does not support the troops.

McCain's Double Standard on Campaign Visits to Military Bases

Brandon Friedman | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics


Brandon Friedman

McCain is demonstrably criticizing Obama for following a Pentagon rule to which the McCain campaign itself has been subjected recently. That's a fact.

Obama Mobbed By Crowd Of GIs In Baghdad (VIDEO)

Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama met with a crowd of cheering troops and State Department workers in Baghdad Monday night. "So I don't care whether you are a Sailor, a S...

Sam Stein

Bush Echoes Obama: Afghanistan Is Descending Into Iraq-Like Insurgency

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics


President Bush, during a news conference on Tuesday, compared current-day Afghanistan to the war in Iraq in the height of its insurgency. In the proce...

Sam Stein

Contradicting McCain, Another Iraqi Official Calls for Timetable For Withdrawal

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics


Yet another Iraqi official is specifying the need for deadlines for U.S. troops to leave their country, casting doubt on John McCain's claim that the ...

Sam Stein

McCain Spokesman: U.S. Should Leave If Iraq Wants Us Out

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics


Aides to Sen. John McCain sought on Wednesday to clear up their boss' position on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's recent insistence that a timet...

Obama To Military Times: I Need To Earn Troops' Trust

Navy Times | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama knows that to win the vote of current and former military members and their families, he has to prove h...

Sam Stein

Obama Camp Works To Put Focus On Afghanistan, Not Iraq

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics


On Thursday, aides to Barack Obama continued what appears to be a concerted efforts to shift the foreign policy debate from Iraq to Afghanistan. Harpi...

"Responsibilities" In Iraq

Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 06.03.2008 | Home


Hanna Ingber Win

Obama, like others, called on Iraqi politicians to "take responsibility" for their country, as if we've been merely aiding them in a crisis. But we let out the dogs of war. So who exactly needs to take responsibility?


 

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