West Point

West Point Cadet To Chris Matthews: We Are Not The Enemy

Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics


A West Point cadet has responded to MSNBC host Chris Matthews's description of the military academy as "enemy camp" for President Obama. "I watched t...

President Obama's Afghanistan Speech a True Capitulation

Charles Butler | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics


Charles Butler

The Obama administration has to stop campaigning to get down to governing. All of the campaign-like speeches are becoming quite transparent to the American people and foreigners alike.

Obama To Bring Troops Home!

Tom Gregory | Posted 12.03.2009 | Comedy


Tom Gregory

Obama announced that he will deploy 30,000 additional US troops to Afghanistan, promising to bring them home just in time to vote in the next presidential election.

Obama Met With Journalists Before West Point Speech: 'Americans Are Right To Be Concerned'

The Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics


Obama, speaking with a group of columnists and reporters at a White House lunch today, conceded that Americans "are right to be concerned" about the a...

Obama's Afghan Deadline Was Right

Stephen Schlesinger | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics


Stephen Schlesinger

The most explosive controversy over President Obama's address at West Point is the deadline he has proposed for the beginning of withdrawal of US forc...

Obama at West Point

Michael Brenner | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics


Michael Brenner

After the Bush years of outright lies and systematic deception, we now have Obama plumbing new depths as he tortures the very language itself. 1984 here we are.

Obama's War: The Next Best Steps in Afghanistan?

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 12.02.2009 | World


Patricia DeGennaro

Both military and civilian leaders need to revisit their management and cooperation efforts, and better define their "jobs" if any progress is to be made.

West Point Military Training Gets "Cadets To Think"

AP | MICHAEL HILL | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York


WEST POINT, N.Y. — Cadets had already fought off an overnight attack by insurgents firing blanks when the morning brought even more simulated pr...

No, Gay Soldiers Won't Be Allowed to Cross-dress While on Duty

Brandon Friedman | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics


Brandon Friedman

Conservative America's fears are unfounded. As long as you can shoot straight -- or speak Arabic or Pashto -- it's shouldn't matter whether or not you are straight.

Army Suicide Rates Hit Record High

AP | PAULINE JELINEK and KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Stressed by war and long overseas tours, U.S. soldiers killed themselves last year at the highest rate on record, the toll rising f...

Obama and His Commanders

William Bradley | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics


William Bradley

Now we're into one of the most fascinating parts of the new Obama administration: President Obama's relationship with America's military commanders.

24: A Thriller With Few Surprises

David Danzig | Posted 02.14.2009 | Entertainment


David Danzig

Junior soldiers have imitated techniques they have seen on the program. And military educators report that "24" is one of the biggest problems they have in their classrooms.

Reading The Pictures: An Arbus-Like End To George Bush, Comforter Of Man

Michael Shaw | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics


Michael Shaw

2008-12-12-shaw.jpgAs the end approaches, "W" is regressing more-and-more into a familiar cocoon, seeking out the military for hearty cheer and farewell.

Bush Defends Pre-Emptive Strikes

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics


WEST POINT, N.Y. — President George W. Bush on Tuesday defended his doctrine of pre-emptive war and warned that the United States must remain wi...