As we celebrated Independence Day this week, here is a recap of what we are really celebrating and our responsibilities as citizens of this country.

Obama announced his plan to withdraw from Afghanistan but will it work? He is clearly not following military advice.

The U.S. has been in peace talks with the Taliban. But is this a futile effort? A pointed look at how fruitless this is.

CNN hosted a Republican debate that was quite friendly. In fact, it was a little too friendly. All in all the Republican contenders seem to be lacking some fire.

The scandal of Congressman Anthony Weiner is a representation of deceit and an inability to lead with integrity. It is time that politicians are held accountable for their actions.

There are some discussions about seeking peace with the top Taliban leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar. While it is certainly time to get out of Afghanistan, can peace really come?

President Obama has suggested Israel return to 1967 borders. What is our relationship with Israel and how does their history affect our decision to support them today?

Huckabee and Trump are out of the presidential race. And now Newt Gingrich has just messed up bigtime, potentially taking himself out of the race. What will this mean for other contenders?

America needs to re-evaluate its relationship with Pakistan. It is difficult to believe they did not know of Osama Bin Laden's whereabouts and their lack of support behind our mission is speaking volumes.

The world's most wanted man, Osama Bin Laden has been finally found and killed. But there are still a lot of unanswered questions before us.