Victory Caucus -- All Content http://victorycaucus.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:10:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74409&Itemid=168 After the Wedding of the Century yesterday, Blackfive suggested we go public with part of something that we are working on. Short version for now, but there is a chance to send one of us on embed for at least three months, and to maybe do some good things for... Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:52:34 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74408&Itemid=168 Guess the AP meant it when they said they arent playing along with the fraud:Days after the U.S. officially ended combat operations and touted Iraqs ability to defend itself, American troops found themselves battling heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in the center of Baghdad on Sunday.Not sure... Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:20:29 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74407&Itemid=168 The attack took place in the northwestern district of Lakki Marwat. The suicide attack is the fourth in Pakistan since Sept. 1.read (http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/09/suicide_bomber_kills_38.php) Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:34:25 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74406&Itemid=168 These guys are nuts.read (http://www.blackfive.net/main/2010/09/wow.html) Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:47:53 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74405&Itemid=168 The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan-linked commander was killed during that raid that resulted in the capture of a senior military commissioner and newly minted deputy shadow governor.read (http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/09/imulinked_taliban_di.php) Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:24:06 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74404&Itemid=168 Seems to me it is past time to re-clench the fist – this time with a big hammer in it: Iran is paying Taliban fighters $1,000 for each U.S. soldier they kill in Afghanistan, according to a report in a British newspaper. The Sunday Times described how a man it... Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:47:08 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74402&Itemid=168 Five suicide bombers, four Iraqi soldiers, and three civilians were reported killed in the daylight assault on a military headquarters in Rusafa.read (http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/09/iraqi_troops_repel_a.php) Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:45:32 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74401&Itemid=168 The strike took place in Data Khel, a region under the control of Hafiz Gul Bahadar.read (http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/09/us_airstrike_killed_2.php) Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:09:43 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74400&Itemid=168 Take note of these Chinese troops in Kashmir, with Islamabad's apparent permission, securing their railroad. China's railroad made an appearance in the Grand Strategy post. [China has] just built a hugely expensive railroad through their Xinjiang province, in part to be able to access some of those buried resources in... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:16:30 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74398&Itemid=168 Actually, we havent been speaking of Afghanistan lately - a measure of the success of White Houses emphasis on Iraq. But heres the full text of Secretary Gates speech to the American Legion - one I was privileged to view in person. A quick excerpt:...beginning a responsible transition to Afghan... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:14:59 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74397&Itemid=168 Six Taliban fighters were killed during a raid in Takhar that targeted the newly minted deputy shadow governor. The Taliban leader held the job for one day.read (http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/09/taliban_military_com.php) Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:08:36 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74395&Itemid=168 At the Daily Telegraph is a story about an investigation into some missing weapons that are feared to be in the hands of the Taliban: ...Serious questions are being asked about a cover-up by commanders in Helmand after the 59 Minimi machine guns were not reported missing for almost a... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:02:11 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74392&Itemid=168 Memo to colleagues from AP standards editor:To begin with, combat in Iraq is not over, and we should not uncritically repeat suggestions that it is, even if they come from senior officials. The situation on the ground in Iraq is no different today than it has been for some months.... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:48:28 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74391&Itemid=168 piDan Rice and Guy Filippelli/i/ppAmerican commanders are preparing for a major offensive in Afghanistan to attack one of the most formidable enemies we face in country: corruption.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Despite sincere efforts to promote governance and accountability initiatives, Afghanistan has slipped from 112th to158th place on Transparency International’s global corruption index.nbsp;nbsp; One... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:53:17 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74393&Itemid=169 The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today praised Turkey, during a press conference in that nation's capital, for its leadership in the region and for its assistance with efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74389&Itemid=168 Tantor sends this gem: All during Ramadan the Iraqi TV show "Put Him In [Camp] Bucca" has been planting fake bombs in the cars of prominent Iraqis, busting them at bogus checkpoints, and filming the fun. To add to the comedy, the cops tell him they may have to execute... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:35:33 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74386&Itemid=168 One policeman was killed, 30 were wounded, and one is missing after a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a police headquarters in Khujand.read (http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/09/suicide_bomber_strik_5.php) Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:25:39 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74380&Itemid=168 Fifty-four Shia were killed during a protest in Quetta and an Ahmadi was killed at a mosque in Mardan.read (http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/09/taliban_kill_48_in_a.php) Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:49:12 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74376&Itemid=168 Probably the most important column that you'd read today is from Charles Krauthammer about President Obama's reasons for setting a hard withdrawal date for Afghanistan. ...How did Obama come to this decision? "Our Afghan policy was focused as much as anything on domestic politics," an Obama adviser told the New... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:19:08 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74375&Itemid=168 Continuing a discussion begun here. Heres our combined Iraq violence chart from the previous entry (click the graphic for a larger version): Two points cant be denied: Enemy attacks (security incidents), along with deaths of Iraqi civilians and American troops, plunged rapidly throughout the summer and fall of 2007, and... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:04:04 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74373&Itemid=168 The attack took place in Miramshah, the headquarters of the Haqqani Network.read (http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/09/us_predators_strike_2.php) Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:30:52 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74365&Itemid=169 Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed progress and challenges in Afghanistan with top military and diplomatic officials during a three-hour visit to Kabul. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74366&Itemid=169 News coverage cannot convey the scope of the floods that have ravaged Pakistan, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74377&Itemid=169 Progress in Afghanistan must be gradual and slow to ensure it becomes permanent, Army Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez said while visiting an outpost in Afghanistan with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74378&Itemid=169 Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he is encouraged by what he saw during a visit with troops serving in Afghanistan. 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