vetvoice.com - 1/29/2009
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As President Obama readies a plan to send more troops to Afghanistan, there's been a vigorous debate on the progressive side among those who wish to see more U.S. troops sent to Afghanistan and those who don't. On the one hand, we have a White House website that says explicitly:
Obama and ...
blogs.abcnews.com - 2/5/2009
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blogs.abcnews.com —
ABC News' Luis Martinez reports: ABC News has
learned that Defense Secretary Robert Gates has decided to...
delay a decision to send additional troops into Afghanistan until after the Obama administration concludes its ongoing review of the strategy for ...
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Exclusive: Gates Delays Troop Decision
news.yahoo.com - 2/3/2009
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news.yahoo.com —
PESHAWAR, Pakistan Militants blew up a bridge in
northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, cutting the major supply line...
for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan with an explosion that turned the narrow span into a jagged metal "V." It was the latest, and perhaps ...
(more)
Militants cut US, NATO supply line to Afghanistan - ...
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Brandon Friedman: Five Myths About the Afghanistan Escalation
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... said.
As one who supports adding troops and resources in Afghanistan, I'm comfortable with this. I have more faith in the decision-making ability of this crew over the last.
The bottom line is that we currently have no strategic or operational depth in Afghanistan. And while I don't have all the answers, I do know that nothing happens unless we get the flexibility to operate that comes with having more troops on the ground.
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What Is The Mission In Afghanistan?
Wonk Room —
... the decision to send an additional 17,000 troops to Afghanistan “until President Obama decides what force levels he wants” provides an opportunity to ask some important questions about the U.S. involvement there. Many here in the United States are calling on the Obama administration to “get Afghanistan right” by not “escalating” the war and instead wind down the U.S. presence. Others, like VetVoice blogger and Army veteran Brandon Friedman, have ably questioned the core assumptions of the withdrawal movement, and defend the Obama ...
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