democracyarsenal.org - 3/31/2009
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It is quite odd to see conservatives celebrating how Barack Obama stood up to his base and adopted the Afghanistan strategy they have advocated all along. Bill Kristol is clearly pleased. Bob Kagan praises the president for standing up against those who wanted a minimalist ...
prwatch.org - 3/30/2009
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prwatch.org —
John Podesta 's liberal think tank the Center
for American Progress strongly supports Barack Obama 's escalation...
of the US wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan . This is best evidenced by Sustainable Security in Afghanistan , a CAP report by Lawrence ...
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How Obama Took Over the Peace Movement
tnr.com - 3/31/2009
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tnr.com —
When the Obama administration announced the results of
its review of Afghanistan and Pakistan policies on Friday,...
reporters quizzing the review's authors seemed confused. They wondered whether the recommendations announced by the president amounted to ...
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No Place to Hide
americanprogress.org - 3/26/2009
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americanprogress.org —
Prevent Afghanistan from being used as a safe
haven for terrorist and extremist groups with a global...
reach to attack the United States, its allies, and its interests Prevent a security vacuum in Afghanistan from destabilizing Pakistan and the region ...
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Sustainable Security in Afghanistan: Crafting an ...
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... .” Last night, Maddow noted that Bill Kristol, one of the FPI’s founders, famously declared in Nov. 2001 that the “end game seems to be in sight” in Afghanistan. Duss revealed that yesterday’s neocon gathering was highlighted by one particular attendee: ...
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right now is ...
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democracyarsenal.org 3/25/2009 — As the President moves to make a decision in Afghanistan three schools of thought have emerged on what he should do. The President could choose to go all in. He could choose a minimalist strategy. Or he could opt for something in ...
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McCain Wakes Up To War In Afghanistan
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 2/26/2009 — Asked about Afghanistan back in November 2003, McCain stressed that Iraq was the more important effort, but that he thought that we would be able to “muddle through” in Afghanistan.
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outsidethebeltway.com 2/27/2009 — Within the last couple of days both Sen. John McCain and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger have offered contrasting strategies for Afghanistan. John McCain’s plan was explained in a speech before the American Enterprise Institute and ...
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article.nationalreview.com 3/25/2009 — Can Afghanistan become another Iraq? A few years ago that would have been a question full of foreboding. Now, it expresses an aspiration.
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thenation.com 5/20/2009 — In my view, there are many good reasons to support the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. But Afghanistan is not Iraq and public opinion still largely supports Obama's escalation. (This is partly, I think, because there's so little media ...
Obama faces first foreign policy test —
msnbc.com: Politics 3/31/2009
President Obama faces a crucial foreign policy test early in his young presidency. His trip to Europe and Turkey this week will provide a glimpse into the measure of his influence on the world economy, in Afghanistan, and in the Muslim world.
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