nytimes.com - 1/9/2009
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Gen. David H. Petraeus said that the country would require a sustained commitment from the United States and other nations, but declined to suggest a time frame. >
getafghanistanright.com - 1/12/2009
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Get Afghanistan Right Week posted on January 12th,
2009 by Jason Rosenbaum at The Seminal As you...
may have noticed or may have heard, The Seminal has a new project that is going public this week. Along with fellow bloggers, journalists, and ...
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Get Afghanistan Right!
michaelyon-online.com - 1/9/2009
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A missive arrived to me from a well-placed
British officer. I know this officer well, and respect...
his abilities. He has been to both Iraq and Afghanistan. In part, the missive said: “Please have a look at the attached from the UK Times. ...
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washingtonindependent.com - 1/12/2009
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Today a cohort of progressive bloggers unveils a
new effort against the planned 20,000-troop increase of U.S....
forces in Afghanistan. A website called GetAfghanistanRight, set up by bloggers at the Seminal and Brave New Films — and with the ...
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ThinkFast: January 9, 2009
Think Progress —
... CentCom commander Gen. David Petraeus said yesterday that Afghanistan will require a “sustained, substantial” commitment from the U.S. and other nations to stop the spread of violence and the rise of the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Petraeus added that Iran has common interests in Afghanistan and “hinted that such interests might make talks with Iran feasible.” ...
NSN Daily Update 1/9/09
democracyarsenal.org —
... General David Petraeus said that a “sustained, substantial” commitment is needed to save Afghanistan. ...
Friday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... isn't prepared to say quite yet whether it'll appoint a special prosecutor to investigate alleged Bush Administration crimes, but it did concede today that Obama will get rid of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." * Gen. David Petraeus thinks we may want to engage Iran diplomatically as part of a new approach to policy towards Afghanistan. * Begich and Lieberman are ...
Tomgram: Ann Jones, The Afghan Reconstruction Boondoggle
TomDispatch —
With Afghanistan, it always seems to be more and worse. More American (and NATO) troops "surging" in, more Taliban control in the countryside, more insurgent attacks, more sophisticated roadside bombs, more deadly suicide bombings, more dead American and NATO troops, more problems with U.S. supply lines into Afghanistan, more civilian deaths from American and NATO military operations, more U.S. bases being built, more billions of U.S. dollars needed for military operations -- Secretary of Defense Robert ...
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dailykos.com 1/13/2009 — An ad hoc group of bloggers has come together for the purpose of opposing a U.S.-led escalation in Afghanistan that is slated to double the number of American troops there. Organized by Alex Thurston at The Seminal and Robert Greenwald's ...
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nytimes.com 3/23/2009 — In an interview on CBS, President Obama signaled that the military build-up in Afghanistan will not be open-ended and will lead to the eventual withdrawal of American and NATO troops. >
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attackerman.firedoglake.com 2/18/2009 — He promised to do so on the campaign trail, and now he's done it: President Barack Obama has approved a troop increase to Afghanistan. His just-released statement is below. Notice that the forces approved appears to be less than the 20,000-30,000 ...
The New Strategy for Afghanistan
outsidethebeltway.com 2/9/2009 — The Obama Administration has outlined a new strategy for Afghanistan:
The Obama administration today today outlined a new campaign strategy for the war in Afghanistan, scaling back the ambitions of George Bush in a shift which senior officials and ...
Education and Challenges in Afghanistan
michaelyon-online.com 1/14/2009 — This is a great interview with General David Petraeus: Gen. David Petraeus: In looking at which lessons learned in Iraq might be applicable in Afghanistan, it is important to remember a key principle of counterinsurgency operations: Every case is ...
Getting Afghanistan Right
agonist.org 1/14/2009 — Memo to President-Elect Obama:
"Now it is folly to go against men who could not be kept under even if conquered, while failure would leave us in a very different position from that which we occupied before the enterprise."
Thucydides, VI, 11. ...
McCain on Afghanistan at AEI
weeklystandard.com 2/25/2009 — Senator McCain is just now delivering a speech at AEI on the war in Afghanistan. Some highlights:
"Success is possible in Afghanistan. Afghans reject the Taliban. Just 4 percent of Afghans wish them to rule the country, and they rate the Taliban ...
What, I Was Serious?
windsofchange.net 1/15/2009 — I saw this the other day, and waited for it to get picked up and commented on. It wasn't, so I'll raise it here.
Here's Spencer Ackerman writing in the Washington Independent :
Today a cohort of progressive bloggers unveils a new effort against ...
Illumination - Updated
mudvillegazette.com 1/9/2009 — UPDATE: Via Email - (Retired Military)
When the fuze functions on an illum round, it pushed the flare and attached parachute out of the aft end of the projectile. The baseplate and the casing then go wherever they will -- the casing usually ...
House backs Israel's right to defend itself —
CNN.com - Politics 1/9/2009
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution Friday "recognizing Israel's right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza," a measure that it said reaffirms the United States' strong support for Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian ...
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