townhall.com - 25 days ago
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There's a vicious rumor being reported in Washington. It says President Obama was holding off his announcement of new troop movements into Afghanistan not until after Hamid Karzai's election runoff that had...
taylormarsh.com - 30 days ago
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taylormarsh.com —
This post has been edited and updated with
reporting from the event. The event today, “Afghanistan: Basic...
Questions – Strategic Choices,” was organized by the Rand Corp., with Steve Clemons of NAF. As backdrop, ...
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Afghanistan in the Caucus Room: Levin Slams Cheney
mudvillegazette.com - 25 days ago
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mudvillegazette.com —
Al Jazeera : Hamid Karzai listened to a
mixture of congratulations and straight talking down the telephone...
from President Obama on Monday just hours after Mr. Karzai was declared the winner of the Afghan elections by default. President Obama made clear what the United States expects. ...
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Plan B
mudvillegazette.com - 29 days ago
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mudvillegazette.com —
( Part one here ) ***** As the
scheduled November 7 second round election date draws near,...
last minute efforts to replace the Karzai government in Afghanistan are moving into high gear. From London : Dr Abdullah Abdullah is meeting his main allies in Kabul today and tomorrow to ...
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Round two (part two)
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Obama & The Middle East: Bookerista Perspectives
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Webster Brooks: "Why Obama Will Adopt 'McChrystal Light' Strategy In Afghanistan" Webster Brooks, senior fellow at the Center for New Politics and Policy (USA) and moderate, opines: "With Hamid Karzai’s re-election as President of Afghanistan guaranteed by Abdullah Abdullah’s withdrawal from the race, President Obama is moving U.S. policy towards the end-game of America’s occupation in Afghanistan. To reverse the Taliban’s momentum, protect Afghanistan’s major population centers and allow more time for President Karzai’s embattled government to be stabilized, President Obama will deploy up to 20,000 additional U.S. ...
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