http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/staythecourse/ en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:08:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394636/posts Indian Premier Manmohan Singh Friday urged the international community to "stay the course" in violence-wracked Afghanistan. ... "We appreciate the efforts of international community to stabilise Afghanistan and it is our sincere hope that the international community will stay the course." Sify http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394636/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:08:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2318737/posts Looking for Taibbi’s article on the healthcare reform bill out this week and came across his latest blog post on Truth Slant: “I’ll say this for George Bush: you’d never have caught him frantically negotiating against himself to take the meat out of a signature legislative initiative just because his approval ratings had a bad summer. Can you imagine Bush and Karl Rove allowing themselves to be paraded through Washington on a leash by some dimwit Republican Senator of a state with six people in it the way the Obama White House this summer is allowing Max Baucus (favorite son... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2318737/posts#comment Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:18:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2122968/posts We can and will win this thing. Vote like your country depends on it. Because it does. My fellow Patriots. The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2122968/posts#comment Mon, 3 Nov 2008 00:58:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073226/posts It's clear what major liberal media outlets such as the New York Times and CNN, driven by their more unhinged counterparts on the left end of the blogosphere, are trying to do. They are slinging as much manure as they can wallow in at Sarah Palin, John McCain's choice to run with him as the GOP's vice presidential nominee, hoping enough of it will stick to force McCain to pull a McGovern. Some of the us older hands remember very well the campaign of 1972. The Democrats' presidential nominee George McGovern had at the last minute picked Tom Eagleton, a... redstate.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073226/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 19:43:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065724/posts French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday pledged to continue the fight in Afghanistan while attending a state funeral in Paris for the 10 French soldiers killed in a Taliban ambush earlier in the week. Sarkozy, who was accompanied by other French leaders at the funeral ceremony in a church at Les Invalides, said France will not give up its fight against terrorism in Afghanistan "We don't have the right to lose over there, we cannot renounce our values," he said. "We cannot let the barbarians triumph because a defeat at the other side of the world will be paid for... www.chinaview.cn http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065724/posts#comment Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:42:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008886/posts WASHINGTON, April 29, 2008 – The United States and its allies are making progress in Afghanistan, but there is a long, tough road ahead, President Bush said during a White House Rose Garden news conference today.The Taliban and its al-Qaida allies continue to fight in Afghanistan and want to re-impose an “incredibly dark” regime in the country, the president said. The recent Taliban assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai is their latest attempt to retrieve their failing campaign, he added. “It's very important for the American people to remember what life was like in Afghanistan prior to the... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008886/posts#comment Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:47:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003902/posts For thousands of troops who have seen the war in Iraq first hand, the mission is a personal one even after they take off the uniform. Concerns about where that war may be heading is putting some local veterans face to face with lawmakers, fighting a different side of Operation Iraqi freedom. For retired Navy Veteran Chris Chilson, time with family is a luxury he's still getting used to. Afternoons spent together were few and far between during his 20 years on board aircraft carriers, some of them spent in the searing heat of the Iraqi desert. Chilson says, "It... The KTTC TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003902/posts#comment Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:37:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998760/posts Iraq War: Gen. David Petraeus made it clear enough: We are winning this war, but we need to keep troops in Iraq because the job isn't done. But Democrats don't get it. To them, success means only one thing: leaving."We haven't turned any corners, we haven't seen any lights at the end of the tunnel," Petraeus told Congress on Tuesday. "The champagne bottle has been pushed to the back of the refrigerator. And the progress, while real, is fragile and is reversible." In that one statement, Petraeus showed why the Democratic preoccupation with withdrawal is as naive as it is... IBD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998760/posts#comment Wed, 9 Apr 2008 01:35:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993000/posts THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. (Applause.) General Metcalf, thanks, thanks for welcoming me back here. I am really pleased to be back to Wright-Patt, and it's great to be on the inside of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, which is a fabulous place. I hope our fellow citizens come and see it. It is a great tribute to the airmen who've flown the missions and secured the skies, and defended America's freedom. I want to thank the folks who maintain this shrine. I thank you for giving me a place to park Air Force... White House Website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993000/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:10:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992450/posts BASRA, Iraq (AP) — Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is promising to pursue his fight against Shiite militias in Basra to "the end." Al-Maliki made his pledge to Basra area tribal leaders Thursday as military operations against the militias continued for a fourth day despite stiff resistance. Al-Maliki told the leaders "we have made up our minds" to enter the fight "and we will continue until the end. No retreat." Tens of thousands of Shiites took to Baghdad's streets to protest the government crackdown on militias. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992450/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:14:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990700/posts WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday it was "a sober moment" as the U.S. death toll in Iraq climbed to 4,000. President Bush received a lengthy update on the war and aides said he was likely to embrace recommendations for a pause in troop withdrawals beyond those already scheduled. Bush was to participate in a two-hour conference by secure video hookup with Gen. David Petraeus, the top commander in Iraq, and Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq. Petraeus and Crocker are due to testify on Capitol Hill on April 8-9. Patraeus is expected recommend no additional troop... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990700/posts#comment Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:53:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1989122/posts WASHINGTON, March 20, 2008 – The 3,200 Marines on their way to help Afghanistan indicate the depth of the U.S. commitment to the country, Vice President Richard B. Cheney said in Kabul yesterday. The United States is proud to have helped liberate Afghanistan and will continue to work with the elected government and NATO allies to build the Afghan security forces and rebuild the nation, Cheney said in a joint news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. U.S. reconstruction aid to Afghanistan also points to that commitment, Cheney said, noting that last year’s aid level has tripled. There has... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1989122/posts#comment Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:59:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988559/posts "I am the same man and do not alter, it is you who change, since in fact you took my advice while unhurt, and waited for misfortune to repent of it . . . But you must not be seduced by citizens like these nor be angry with me -- who, if I voted for war, only did as you did yourselves." -- Pericles's funeral oration, "The Peloponnesian War" by Thucydides Wars have never been easy to defend. Even in "heroic" cultures, men and women applauded wars then grew weary of them. This Iraq war, too, was once a popular... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988559/posts#comment Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:30:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988199/posts Five years after launching the invasion of Iraq, President Bush strongly signaled Wednesday that he won't order troop withdrawals beyond those already planned because he refuses to "jeopardize the hard-fought gains" of the past year. As anti-war activists demonstrated around downtown Washington, the president spoke at the Pentagon to mark the anniversary of a war that has cost nearly 4,000 U.S. lives and roughly $500 billion. The president's address was part of a series of events the White House planned around the anniversary and next month's report from the top U.S. figures in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988199/posts#comment Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:05:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987323/posts WASHINGTON, March 17, 2008 – The United States must continue operations in Iraq until the job is done, Vice President Richard B. Cheney said today in Baghdad. “I think given the enormous effort that's been made and the sacrifices that have been made -- both in terms of lives and national treasure -- to succeeding in Iraq, it's very, very important that we succeed,” he said, “(and) that we not quit before the job is done. “We need to remember that our objective here is victory and that we need to be prepared to do whatever it takes in... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987323/posts#comment Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:56:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987071/posts The presidential election presents a clear choice on the Iraq war. Republican Sen. John McCain vows to stay. Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama promise to begin a withdrawal. Still, when asked in New Hampshire if they would promise to have all U.S. troops out by the end of their first term, Obama and Clinton both refused.Since the invasion five years ago, Iraq has delivered enough surprises and overturned enough certainties - and the candidates have left themselves enough wiggle room - that there is reason to believe the United States could still be in Iraq five years... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987071/posts#comment Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:49:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944643/posts On August 9, 2001, President Bush announced a compromise decision on the contentious question of whether the federal government should provide financial support for research into the curative properties of human stem cells extracted from embryos. Bush’s compromise allowed funding for research into embryonic stem cells that had already been harvested. At the same time, he disallowed funding for procedures that would collect stem cells from frozen (but still living) embryos, since doing so would require their destruction. In the case of those already collected, he said, “The life-or-death decision has already been made.” But that life-or-death decision would not... Commentary Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944643/posts#comment Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:09:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1934170/posts "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." — George Santayana from "Reason in Common Sense" Despite the hope that we can learn from past mistakes and not repeat them, history suggests it is counterintuitive to actually believe it could be so. We won every military engagement of the Vietnam War yet Walter Cronkite and the American media conspired with the enemy to do what the North Vietnamese could not do on the battlefield. General Võ Nguyên Giáp, who was the commander of the North Vietnamese army, has published his memoirs. He has confirmed what most Americans... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1934170/posts#comment Mon, 3 Dec 2007 23:23:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1929402/posts American foreign policy has been nothing like as interventionist as its critics like to think. Critics of George W. Bush's Middle East policy are hoping for a change in direction once America's 43rd President has left the White House. The foreign offices of Europe all hope for more multilateralism. More realpolitik. Less sabre-rattling. The critics have a problem, however. In reality, Team Bush has largely been following European approaches to foreign policy for most of the world's troublespot nations. Take Pakistan. The “realist school” couldn't honestly disapprove of any aspect of Bush's dealings with Islamabad. American taxpayers have financed a... The Times of London http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1929402/posts#comment Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:32:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1908867/posts Poland not deserting Iraq, says PM Tuesday, October 9. 2007 Poland should leave Iraq as part of a political plan and wait for a move on the part of the allies, especially keeping an eye on what happens after elections in the USA, PolandÂ’s Prime Minister JarosÅ‚aw KaczyÅ„ski has told Polish Radio. He was reacting to the recent series of attacks on the Polish embassy in Baghdad. “We should leave the Iraq within a framework of a political plan, and not run away or desert because this would mean that we lose everything we already gained there. And we will... thenews.pl http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1908867/posts#comment Tue, 9 Oct 2007 21:59:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897860/posts Democratic politicians are either far more insightful than your average Republican, or, uniformly more political. I'd opt for the latter conclusion. How to explain that there is not one Democratic leader that sees any merit in our struggle in Iraq? There is no such uniformity among Republicans, and, after all, the commander-in-chief, who is leading this effort, is from their own party. We've got a Republican candidate for president, Ron Paul, who self identifies as the "anti-war candidate." And we've got highly credible and outspoken Republican doubters who have no political calculations to make. I'm talking about guys like Chuck... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897860/posts#comment Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:31:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897270/posts PRIME Minister John Howard has reaffirmed his leadership after fresh rumours he will stand down as early as this week. Speaking after visiting the Armenian Cultural Festival in Sydney, Mr Howard rejected speculation he will announce his retirement on Tuesday. “Well, that's news to me,” Mr Howard said. “My position was outlined last week and you know me, it hasn't changed.” news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897270/posts#comment Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:54:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896966/posts An American president is constitutionally limited by the 22nd amendment, passed in 1951, to two terms in office. This amendment was pushed by the Republican-led 80th Congress elected in 1946, and in some measure was a response to the Democrat Franklin Roosevelt's winning four presidential elections between 1932 and 1944. Many Republicans later would regret this term-limiting amendment as it made lame ducks of presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan, each of whom most likely would have won third terms and Americans will never know what this would have meant for their country. If Eisenhower, a war-hero and five-star... Toronto Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896966/posts#comment Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:03:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896237/posts Good evening. In the life of all free nations, there come moments that decide the direction of a country and reveal the character of its people. We are now at such a moment. In Iraq, an ally of the United States is fighting for its survival. Terrorists and extremists who are at war with us around the world are seeking to topple Iraq's government, dominate the region, and attack us here at home. If Iraq's young democracy can turn back these enemies, it will mean a more hopeful Middle East and a more secure America. This ally has placed its... cnn.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896237/posts#comment Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:03:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1894284/posts War In Iraq: Gen. David Petraeus' realistic report on Iraq demonstrates why the public trusts the military more than a Congress that wants, once again, to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Petraeus delivered news that should be celebrated by both sides in the Iraq debate. In his long-awaited report to Congress Monday, he said the troop surge will enable the U.S. to slowly cut the number of troops in Iraq from 168,000 troops now to 130,000 troops by mid-2008, about the level before the surge began. Better still, the drawdowns can start immediately, he said, and proceed "without... IBD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1894284/posts#comment Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:04:54 GMT