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8 Jul 2016, 12:40 pm by Rishabh Bhandari
Central Command, believes U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan are sufficient for commanders to prosecute the war effectively. [read post]
16 Mar 2008, 5:50 pm
About Hillary's suggestion that Barack Obama is not ready to be commander in chief: I spent 2004 in the Kerry-Edwards war room, and I understand full well that national security will be front and center in the general election. [read post]
12 Jun 2017, 9:40 am by Matthew Kahn
Manning received a commutation of her 35-year sentence from former President Barack Obama in the last month of his presidency. [read post]
14 Nov 2016, 9:57 am by Quinta Jurecic
I picked drone strikes because they seemed like an interesting test case, and I was intrigued by President Obama’s presentation of himself as an anguished just-war theorist as well as Commander in Chief. [read post]
2 Jun 2014, 6:05 pm by Bill Otis
CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer noted that former President George W. [read post]
23 Sep 2014, 12:03 pm by Cody Poplin
President Barack Obama authorized the the strikes, which, according to CENTCOM, involved a “mix of fighter, bomber, and Tomahawk land attack missiles. [read post]
28 Nov 2011, 1:36 pm by Kim Zetter
At a press conference last week, members of the Bradley Manning Support Network, which has raised money for Manning’s defense, argued that public comments that President Obama made earlier this year suggesting that Manning is guilty constituted illegal command influence on the military court from the nation’s commander in chief. [read post]
8 Feb 2010, 6:09 am by Ashby Jones
Still, behind the scenes, writes the WSJ’s Jess Bravin, Democrats gearing up for a possible vacancy are debating a fundamental issue: whether President Barack Obama should appoint a prominent liberal voice while their party still commands a large Senate majority, or go with someone less likely to stoke Republican opposition. [read post]
10 Jun 2012, 1:37 am by Benjamin Wittes
There was one issue he was adamant about: he would not, as George Bush had, rely on his own inherent authority as commander in chief to detain suspects at Gauntanamo. [read post]
9 Mar 2017, 9:53 am by Jordan Brunner
Bush and ambassador to China under President Barack Obama. [read post]
15 Feb 2017, 9:30 am by Jordan Brunner
Calling the prison a “vital mission,” and “an invaluable asset,” and criticizing former President Barack Obama’s “blatant disregard for the safety of the American people,” the eleven senators supported “expanding the utilization of the detention facility during your administration by detaining current and future enemy combat [read post]
31 Jul 2017, 12:39 pm by Alex Potcovaru
Russia also seized two U.S. diplomatic properties in response to a similar move taken by the U.S. under President Barack Obama. [read post]
20 Oct 2008, 3:03 am
Yesterday, former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Senator Barack Obama in his presidential bid. [read post]
14 Nov 2014, 12:49 pm by Benjamin Bissell
” Foreign Policy covers President Barack Obama’s troubling choice, where the rout of moderate rebels throughout Syria has pushed the United States closer to establishing a safe zone in northern Syria. [read post]
1 Nov 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal AP Exclusive: Middleman helped Saudi give to Obama inaugural AP News – Alan Suderman and Jim Mustian | Published: 10/29/2019 When President Barack Obama was reelected in 2012, a Saudi tycoon and his business associate sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to the U.S. to help pay for the inaugural celebration and get a picture with the president. [read post]
23 May 2013, 11:04 am by Wells Bennett
The Future of our Fight against Terrorism  Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery National Defense University May 23, 2013   As Prepared for Delivery – It’s an honor to return to the National Defense University. [read post]
28 Mar 2017, 12:22 pm by Jordan Brunner
The New York Times tells us that President Donald Trump signed a much-anticipated executive order rolling back most of former President Barack Obama’s legacy on climate change, celebrating the move as a way to promote energy independence. [read post]
6 Nov 2014, 1:16 pm by Benjamin Bissell
Finally, the Wall Street Journal brings us news that last month, US President Barack Obama secretly wrote a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. [read post]
9 Sep 2016, 11:14 am by Rishabh Bhandari
President Barack Obama said North Korea’s actions constituted a “grave threat to regional stability. [read post]