swamppolitics.com - 10/17/2009
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by Paul Richter
Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), often hawkish on national security issues, is lining up with liberal Democrats against any further combat troop increases in Afghanistan.
Harman, a longtime Intelligence Committee member, told a Brookings Institution gathering today that any ...
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 10/19/2009
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WASHINGTON (CNN) - A slight majority of Americans
think that the war in Afghanistan is turning into...
another Vietnam, according to a new national poll which also indicates that nearly six in 10 oppose sending more U.S. troops to the conflict. ...
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CNN Poll: Will Afghanistan turn into another Vietnam?
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 10/17/2009
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WASHINGTON (CNN)– Sen. John Kerry cautioned President Obama
Saturday against raising troop levels in Afghanistan, saying it...
would be "entirely irresponsible" to do so while the Afghan government remains in turmoil following national ...
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Kerry: Obama would be "irresponsible" to send more ...
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Harman Skeptical About More Troops for Afghanistan
Matthew Yglesias —
Jane Harman (D-CA) is one of the most hawkish House Democrats. She even showed up at the launch party for a new neocon outfit called The Foreign Policy Initiative back in March. So this seems significant:
Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), often hawkish on national security issues, is lining up with liberal Democrats against any further combat troop increases in Afghanistan.
Harman, a longtime Intelligence Committee member, told a Brookings Institution gathering today that any further increases “wouldn’t be ...
John Kerry: Too Soon To Send More Troops To Afghanistan
Newshoggers.com —
... Kerry follows the usually-hawkish Dem, Rep. Jane Harman, who earlier this week said that any further increases "wouldn't be well received" on Capitol Hill and called the Afghan election "a total fiasco". ...
Hullabaloo —
... Traditionally hawkish Congresswoman Jane Harman surprised many at a Brookings Institution event yesterday by coming out against escalation in Afghanistan. ...
Harman Shift On Afghanistan Could Reflect Impact Of Progressive Primary Challenge
Firedoglake —
... Traditionally hawkish Congresswoman Jane Harman surprised many at a Brookings Institution event yesterday by coming out against escalation in Afghanistan. ...
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