washingtonindependent.com - 2/18/2009
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He promised to do so on the campaign trail, and now he’s done it: President Obama has approved a troop increase to Afghanistan. His just-released statement is below. Notice that the forces approved appear to be less than the 20,000-30,000 troops requested by Gen. David McKiernan, commander of ...
nytimes.com - 2/17/2009
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nytimes.com —
WASHINGTON -- President Obama said Tuesday that he
would send an additional 17,000 American troops to Afghanistan...
this spring and summer, putting his stamp firmly on a war that he has long complained is going in the wrong direction. The order will add ...
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Putting Stamp on Afghan War, Obama Will Send 17,000 Troops
defenselink.mil - 2/18/2009
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defenselink.mil —
Pursuant to President Obama’s decision today, Secretary Gates
ordered the deployment of two additional combat units, totaling...
more than 12,000 troops, to Afghanistan. The 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB), from Camp Lejeune, N.C., with ...
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DefenseLink News Release: DoD Announces Afghanistan ...
civicworldwide.org - 2/17/2009
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Afghanistan Quote NEW! CIVIC RELEASES GROUNDBREAKING REPORT ON
AFGHAN CIVILIAN CASUALTIES [click here to download report summary]...
[click here to download full report] NEW CIVIC EVENTS: CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN AFGHANISTAN 2/17 - 12:15pm & 2/18 - 4:00pm ...
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The president, noting that long-term Afghanistan strategy remains open, but OKs 17K more troops; Russ Feingold wants to be sure we HAVE a strategy
DownWithTyranny! —
... in Afghanistan and the region. This troop increase does not pre-determine the outcome of that strategic review. Instead, it will further enable our team to put together a comprehensive strategy that will employ all elements of our national power to fulfill achievable goals in Afghanistan. As we develop our new strategic goals, we will do so in concert with our friends and allies as together we seek the resources necessary to succeed. In the Washington Independent, Spencer Ackerman included the announcement with his take: He promised to do so on ...
Brzezinski: Obama Risks Getting "Bogged Down" In Afghanistan
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... The Obama administration, it seems, was aware of the complexities that Brzezinski discussed when it crafted the Afghanistan proposal. The number of military personnel heading to the country is lower than the figures suggested by Gen. David McKiernan, commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan. And, as Spencer Ackerman notes at the Washington Independent, "Obama says that the troop increase does not "pre-determine" his ongoing strategy review." In other words: he won't let himself be tied down militarily if the nature of the mission demands alteration. ...
Brzezinski: Obama Risks Getting "Bogged Down" In Afghanistan
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... The Obama administration, it seems, was aware of the complexities that Brzezinski discussed when it crafted the Afghanistan proposal. The number of military personnel heading to the country is lower than the figures suggested by Gen. David McKiernan, commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan. And, as Spencer Ackerman notes at the Washington Independent, "Obama says that the troop increase does not "pre-determine" his ongoing strategy review." In other words: he won't let himself be tied down militarily if the nature of the mission demands alteration. ...
More Troops to Afghanistan?
Hit & Run —
... That's good to hear, but if past is prologue, then expect Obama to give the commander about half of what he asks for, as he did earlier this year. ...
Cheney's Latest Dolchstoss Gambit
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... former vice-president and war criminal again assails the president of the United States because he won an election pledging to reverse the dead-end policies of his discredited and incompetent predecessors. One can only concur with Marc Lynch:
Thanks, Dick Cheney - whenever I fret about Obama, you're there to buck me up and remind me of the alternative.
Adam Serwer adds:
The Obama administration raised troop levels in Afghanistan and increased
drone strikes in the region (whether one ...
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