huffingtonpost.com - 2/9/2009
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During his first 100 days in office, the deteriorating economy will occupy most of President Obama's attention. Nonetheless, he will have to attend to a host of international problems. By May 1st, his foreign policy should be apparent.
The most pressing issue is Iraq . As Obama favors ...
longwarjournal.org - 2/9/2009
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longwarjournal.org —
At least one squad of the joint Taliban-al
Qaeda Shadow Army operating in Swat. Al Qaeda has...
reorganized its notorious paramilitary formations that were devastated during the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and 2002. Al ...
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Al Qaeda's paramilitary 'Shadow Army'
michaelyon-online.com - 2/10/2009
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10 February 2009 While we prepare to shunt
perhaps 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan (which still will...
not be enough), Russia continues to play the Asian chessboard. The Russians are picking off pawn after pawn, and steadily eroding our foreign ...
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How Much is Afghanistan Really Worth to Us?
cnas.org - 2/3/2009
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January 2009 - In 2009, the Obama administration
will attempt to deliver on campaign promises to change...
the Afghan war s trajectory. In April, the Strasbourg NATO summit will determine the alliance s role in shaping the future of the country and the ...
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Tell Me Why We’re There? Enduring Interests in ...
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Multi-What?
No Runny Eggs —
... days.
When Barack Obama heard that McCain had suspended his campaign and considering opting out of the debate, he took the opportunity to ridicule McCain. He made a note of how he, Obama, was able to multi-task, not stopping one thing to focus on another:
“Part of the president’s job is to deal with more than one thing at once. In my mind it’s more important than ever.”
Of course, the MSM and the left blog picked up on the multi-task meme.
This event stuck in many voters minds and while the polls had McCain ...
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