Iowa Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
4 hours ago - KCCI - Des Moines 3:40 | 834 views
An Iowa Army National Guard soldier from Council Bluffs has been killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Guard_of_the_United_States
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- The National Defense Authorization Act 2008 Pub.L. 110-181
- Repeals provisions in section 1076 in Pub.L. 109-364 but still enables the President to call up the National Guard of the United States for active federal military service during Congressionally sanctioned national emergency or war. Places the National Guard Bureau directly under the Department of Defense as a joint activity. Promoted the Chief of the National Guard Bureau from a three-star to a four-star general.
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Obama's continuing assertion of unilateral power. Make no mistake: Obama is not simply winding up a war he did not start; he has expanded it – bringing in more troops than ever before.
Meanwhile, Congress is nowhere to be found. The only time Congress joined in making big decisions was shortly after 11 September 2001, to authorise the presidential use of force against those who "planned, authorised, committed, or aided" the terrorist attack. This was intended to destroy al-Qaida and deprive it of its sanctuaries in Afghanistan. But 10 years onward, this justification is wearing thin. Osama bin Laden is almost certainly in Pakistan, not Afghanistan, along with most of the remaining members of al-Qaida. Indeed, CIA director Leon Panetta has publicly stated that there are only 50 to 100 members of al-Qaida in all of Afghanistan. Would the 2001 resolution continue to apply even if there were only one member of al-Qaida left in the country?
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