Incoming Rep Allen West: Obama Not A Good Leader Because He Didnt Put His Life On The Line In Afghanistan

Not Just a Job, an Adventure: Drafting the U.S. Civil Service for Counterinsurgencies
<![CDATA[ Not Just a Job, an Adventure: Drafting the U.S. Civil Service for Counterinsurgencies by Michael A. Clauser Download The Full Article: Not Just a Job, an Adventure: Drafting the U.S. Civil Service for Counterinsurgencies It’s become trite to state that the solution for U.S. involvement in Afghanistan is “political,” and not solely “Military,” in nature. Both Presidents Bush and Obama made the case that the purpose of U.S. and Coalition Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan w </p>

The Other Side Of Big Government
Peter Beinart asks tea-partiers to re-read the constitution: In modern times, conservative presidents like Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush have tried to reconcile their efforts to rein in federal power with their support for a large Military and an interventionist Foreign Policy. But both times, the latter has seriously trumped the former. Under both Reagan and Bush, aggressive, militaristic foreign policy produced more presidential power and larger Deficits. Tea Partiers say their movement i...

Tea PartiersWhat About The Wars?
Peter Beinart makes a good point about our massive defense Budget and undeclared wars… In modern times, conservative presidents like Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush have tried to reconcile their efforts to rein in federal power with their support for a large Military and an interventionist Foreign Policy. But both times, the latter has seriously trumped the former. Under both Reagan and Bush, aggressive, militaristic foreign policy produced more presidential power and larger Deficits. ...

Allen West Interview: I Have No Pride in Obama Being First Black President, I Dont Care if Hes Purple or Green
One thing that you guys aren’t talking about is the fact that there were 42 African-Americans that ran on the Republican ticket in this election cycle; 14 made it to the General Election, and 2 of us were elected to the House. Right, you from Florida and Tim Scott from South Carolina. I think that there is a changing wind. There are Black Conservatives out there, and their voices need to be heard. Even though you’re a Republican, did you feel a sense of pride when President Obama wa...

Allen West: 'I Didn't Learn Anything' From Controversial Chief Of Staff Pick
Incoming Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) explained this weekend that he hadn't learned anything from his initial decision to pick as his Chief of Staff a conservative firebrand Radio Show host with a history of inflammatory statements. "Well, I think first of all what you saw was an attack from the left against Joyce Kauffman and there are some other issues with that, but they did not play the full clip of her Speech when she gave that, I think it was the 4th of July," West told Fox News Sunday. "So ...

Representative-Elect Allen West:On FOX Sunday Morning
Representative-Elect Allen West told Chris Wallace this morning on Fox News Sunday that this liberal progressive agenda is the antithesis of who we are as a nation. Wild Thing's comment ........ Allen West is such a breath of fresh air. He hits the nail on the head in his comments. ...

Why We Love Rep-Elect Allen West
Congressman West has been a Tammy Blog favorite from the beginning. ICYMI, here’s part of his stellar appearance on Fox New Sunday, via Mediaite. Wallace: “Tyrannical, Socialist, despicable? Is it really as bad as that?”...

Video of the Day: Rep. Allen West Slams Obamas Vile, Vicious, Despicable Machine
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Allen West: Fiery Radio Host Who Was Almost My Chief Of Staff Helped Pick My New One (VIDEO)
Appearing over the weekend on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, Rep.-elect Allen West (R-FL) stood by Talk Radio host Joyce Kaufman, who almost became his Chief of Staff but withdrew as a result on media coverage of her various Controversial remarks -- and, he added, she interviewed his actual incoming Chief of Staff for him. Wallace: Congressman West, you chose and we can now put her picture up on the screen, a radio Talk Show host, Joyce Kaufman, as your chief of staff. But when it came ou...

Allen West: Sharia must be recognized as a national security threat (video)
Allen West tells it like it is. WEST: Well, I haven’t had the opportunity to sit down with all of the new members, giving all the new members of the freshmen class a phone call to talk to them. I think one of the critical things that we must come together is that there is an infiltration of the Sharia practice into all of our Operating Systems in our country as well as across Western civilization. So we must be willing to recognize that enemy. We cannot have a National Security strategy th...

Allen West: We Cant Have a National Security Strategy That Doesnt Recognize Sharia as a Threat
ALLEN WEST: So there are many different ways we need to understand this 21st century battlefield, how we can leverage all elements of our nation’s power against — and like I said we need to get away from this nation building focus. I think that is economically hurting us. GAFFNEY: In terms of understanding our enemy, and I think you’ve done as much as any Congressional Candidate to help expand the awareness for not only your constituents but others. I count on you to be ca...

Rep. Allen West: This Liberal-Progressive Agenda Is The Antithesis of Who We Are As A Republic
Rep. Allen West: “This Liberal-Progressive Agenda Is The Antithesis of Who We Are As A Republic” This guy is da man! Rep.-elect Allen West (R-Fla.), well positioned to be one of the House’s most ridiculous members , is the featured interview today in the New York Times’ Sunday magazine. The NYT’s Deborah Solomon asked West about President Obama’s relationship with the Military. The right-wing Republican, a Scandal-plagued Army Veteran , replied, “I don&...

Allen West Says New Congress Should Prioritize Threat Of Infiltration Of The Sharia Practice In U.S.
Rep. Allen West (R-FL), a newly-elected member who has loudly scapegoated Muslims and campaigned on a promise to oppose religious diversity, appeared on Frank Gaffney’s radio program last week. Gaffney, who routinely says that Obama is both a secret Muslim and a member of the “Muslim Brotherhood,” asked West about how the new Republican Congress plans to “take on Sharia as the enemy threat doctrine?” West said that, although he has not spoken with all of the new ...

If only we could have had Allen West representing us in Congress...
Instead of that paper-thin, empty-suited non-entity that we arfe unfortunate to be stuck with, Republican Representative and war hero Allen West (R-FL22) is the kind of Congressman we need. I really like the sound of our guys on the Sunday Talk Shows. Let's start with Rep. Allen West (R-FL) on Fox News Sunday. machine that’s out there is soundly brought to its knees..." Tyrannical? Socialist? Despicable? Is it really as bad as that? ...This liberal-progressive agenda is the antithesis of w...

Allen West: Liberal-Progressive Agenda Is Antithesis of Who We Are As a Nation
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Craziest Republican of the Day: Allen West
By Michael J.W. Stickings Think Progress: Rep. Allen West (R-FL), a newly-elected member who has loudly scapegoated Muslims and campaigned on a promise to oppose religious diversity, appeared on Frank Gaffney's radio program last week. Gaffney, who routinely says that Obama is both a secret Muslim and a member of the "Muslim Brotherhood," asked West about how the new Republican Congress plans to "take on Sharia as the e...

Rep. Allen West: New Black Conservative Movement Needs Voice in Congressional Black Caucus
Rep. West will be the first black Republican member of the CBC since the 1990's....

Allen West: We Cannot Have a National Security Strategy Unless We Recognize Sharia As A Threat
Allen West: So there are many different ways we need to understand this 21st century battlefield, how we can leverage all elements of our nation’s power against — and like I said we need to get away from this nation building focus. I think that is economically hurting us. GAFFNEY: In terms of understanding our enemy, and I think you’ve done as much as any Congressional Candidate to help expand the awareness for not only your constituents but others. I count on you to be carrying that on

Rep.-Elect Allen West Reaffirms On Fox: Liberal Agenda Is Tyrannical, Socialist And Despicable
Representative-elect Allen West from Florida appeared on Fox News Sunday and host Chris Wallace offered him an opportunity to back away from his past comments where he called the Democratic agenda a “left-wing, vile, vicious, despicable machine.” Instead, West chose to double-down reaffirming his belief that the government for the past two years has in fact been, “tyrannical, Socialist, despicable,” because so much of the country’s production has been nationalized....

Rep.-Elect Allen West Reaffirms: The Liberal Agenda Is Tyrannical, Socialist And Despicable (Video)
Wallace: "Tyrannical, Socialist, despicable? Is it really as bad as that? West: "I think it is" ...

Rep-Elect Allen West: This Liberal-Progressive Agenda Is Antithesis of Who We Are As a Nation (Video)
Why we love Allen West… Representative-Elect Allen West told Chris Wallace this morning on Fox News Sunday that this liberal progressive agenda is the antithesis of who we are as a nation. St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis Globe-Democrat FOX 2 St. Louis...

Taleban 'agreed Sangin peace out of compassion' but won't give up arms
The Taleban commander who has agreed a Ceasefire in Sangin has claimed he was motivated by compassion. But the Insurgency leader also warned his men will take up arms if the Americans break the terms of their landmark deal. Mullah Sadaqat is one of two mid-level Taleban commanders who caved into pressure from tribal elders to stop fighting in Sarwa ADVERTISEMENT n Qala. In exchange, US Marines agreed to halt Air Strikes and house arrests without the consent of tribal leaders and promised a hos...

An Iraq Veteran in Afghanistan: A Different Kind of War
Long before we reached the flight line, I could hear the Helicopters waiting to ferry Troops away from Kandahar Airfield. The type of helicopter was unmistakable even without seeing it: the CH-47 Chinook's twin rotors spin in opposite directions, beating four on-the-floor bass whumps in frantic, compound time, which echoed off of the blast walls in the frigid morning air. I've ridden in Chinooks at least a half dozen times since the night in Baghdad in 2005 when I nearly tumbled out of one, bu...

Wrong Again, Sen. Graham
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) repeated on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday his hope that the United States can maintain at least two permanent air bases in Afghanistan. He was pushing back against Vice President Joe Biden’s pledge that the U.S. would be out of Afghanistan by 2014 “come hell or high water.” Graham has been wrong about almost everything in the Middle East for a decade and a half, so this hare-brained proposal is hardly surprising. But it signals ...

The Price of Afghanistan Timelines
As talks with the Taliban gain momentum, Afghan president Hamid Karzai is purging his government of anti-Taliban and pro-Western officials. This week’s sacking of Dr. Davood Moradian, senior policy adviser at the Foreign Ministry, was the latest in a series of dismissals and forced Resignations of senior officials who oppose Karzai’s outreach to the Taliban and Pakistan (see Rah-e Nejat Daily, Tolo News, Afghan Paper).  The Coalition for Change and Hope, chaired by Dr. Abdullah ...