politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 18 days ago
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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said Sunday that he does not think President Obama should send additional troops to Afghanistan.
Washington (CNN) – As the American public and the global community await the completion of the Obama administration’s extensive review of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, Mikhail Gorbachev, the former president of the Soviet Union, said Sunday that, instead of sending more troops, Obama should begin to the lay the groundwork to withdraw ...
bloomberg.com - 17 days ago
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bloomberg.com —
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Former Soviet President Mikhail
Gorbachev , drawing on his experience of military failure...
in Afghanistan in the 1980s, said the U.S. can’t win the conflict there and should begin pulling out its soldiers. Afghanistan, where ...
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Gorbachev Says Obama Should Start Afghan Withdrawal ...
bloomberg.com - 17 days ago
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bloomberg.com —
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Former Soviet President Mikhail
Gorbachev , drawing on his experience of military failure...
in Afghanistan in the 1980s, said the U.S. can’t win the conflict there and should begin pulling out its soldiers. Afghanistan, where ...
(more)
Gorbachev Says Obama Should Start Afghan Withdrawal ...
thinkprogress.org - 24 days ago
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thinkprogress.org —
During a recent interview with The Nation editors
Katrina vanden Heuvel and her husband Stephan Cohen, former...
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev credited President Reagan for helping end the Cold War, but he argued that instituting democratic reforms ...
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Gorbachev: Bush once told me that ‘blockheads and ...
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Gorbachev gives Obama advice on Afghanistan “I think that what’s needed is not additional forces,” the former Soviet leader said through a translator, “this is something that we discussed, too, years ago but we decided not to do it. And I think our experience deserves attention.” Maybe that’s why a month has lapsed while Barack Obama dithers over Afghanistan…he’s getting advice from anyone and everyone. While you’re at it, Sir, why don’t you seek counsel from Jimmy Carter on hostage negotiation.…Alec Baldwin on parenting.…Britney Spears on driving a car.…Oprah Winfrey on losing ...
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Think Progress —
... Former Soviet Union president Mikhail Gorbachev said that President Obama should begin a withdrawal from Afghanistan. “I think that what’s needed is not additional forces,” he said, “this is something that we discussed, too, years ago but we decided not to do it. And I think our experience deserves attention.” ...
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