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Harman: More U.S. Troops Not Going To Fix Afghanistan
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 10/28/2009
Harman: More U.S. Troops Not Going To Fix Afghanistan
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Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) gave an address at the Center for American Progress today, calling on Congress and the Obama administration to revisit and reform key provisions of the PATRIOT Act through a full and open debate. Afterward, Rep. Harman sat down with ThinkProgress to discuss other ...
google.com - 10/27/2009
The Associated Press: AP IMPACT: Troops already outnumber Taliban 12-1
— google.com — 20 hours ago BRUSSELS There are already more than 100,000 international troops in Afghanistan working with 200,000... Afghan security forces and police. It adds up to a 12-1 numerical advantage over Taliban rebels, but it hasn't led to anything close to ... (more) The Associated Press: AP IMPACT: Troops already ...

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Kerry Backs Counterinsurgency Strategy in Afghanistan « The Washington Independent
washingtonindependent.com - 10/27/2009
Kerry Backs Counterinsurgency Strategy in Afghanistan « The Washington Independent
— washingtonindependent.com — Fresh from a trip last week to Afghanistan, where he scored a diplomatic coup by securing Afghan... President Hamid Karzai’s acquiescence to a runoff election , Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) urged President Obama to endorse a counterinsurgency campaign ... (more) Kerry Backs Counterinsurgency Strategy in Afghanistan ...

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14 Americans Die in Afghan Helicopter Crashes
nytimes.com - 10/26/2009
14 Americans Die in Afghan Helicopter Crashes
— nytimes.com — KABUL, Afghanistan — Fourteen Americans were killed in Afghanistan on Monday in two crashes involving helicopters, making... it one of the deadliest days in America’s eight-year war here. Neither crash appeared to involve hostile fire, American military ... (more) 14 Americans Die in Afghan Helicopter Crashes

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Think Progress:  Harman: ‘I am not one who is enthusiastic’ about sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.

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Harman: ‘I am not one who is enthusiastic’ about sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
Think Progress — Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) recently made news when she told an audience at the Brookings Institution that any further troop increases in Afghanistan “wouldn’t be well received” on Capitol Hill. During an interview with Harman earlier today, ThinkProgress asked her to elaborate on her views: I have been focused on this issue, and I am not one who is enthusiastic about adding U.S. troops. I don’t think that is going to fix the problem. I think what’s going to fix the problem is a massive effort by us, when we have leverage, which ...

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