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politico.com - 30 days ago
McCain 'angry' over Afghanistan delay
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McCain criticizes Obama for putting off his decision on increasing troop levels in Afghanistan.
mcclatchydc.com - 28 days ago
Obama leaning toward 34,000 more troops for Afghanistan
— mcclatchydc.com — By Jonathan S. Landay, John Walcott and Nancy A. Youssef | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON President Barack Obama... is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it until after ... (more) Obama leaning toward 34,000 more troops for Afghanistan

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mcclatchydc.com - 27 days ago
Obama leaning toward 34,000 more troops for Afghanistan
— mcclatchydc.com — WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to... Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it until after he consults with key allies and completes a trip to Asia later this month, ... (more) Obama leaning toward 34,000 more troops for Afghanistan

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bnf.democracyinaction.org - 11/3/2009
Keep the Anti-Escalation in Afghanistan Blog Fellowship Going
— bnf.democracyinaction.org — Three months ago, The Seminal and Brave New Foundation created a special blog fellowship focused on covering... the war in Afghanistan and arguing against a military escalation in South Asia. Our fellow, Derrick Crowe, has worked tirelessly. Not only ... (more) Keep the Anti-Escalation in Afghanistan Blog Fellowship ...

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Swampland:  John McCain is Angry

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John McCain is Angry
Swampland — You're surprised , right? The amazing thing remains McCain's--and other uber-hawks'--lack of concern about one big fact on the ground in Afghanistan: What sort of Afghan government are we dealing with now? The Senator is only concerned about giving General McChrystal what he wants--an important part of the equation that has to be taken seriously, but not the only part of the equation (other parts, in addition to Karzai's intentions, include the intelligence community's assessment of the relative strength of Al Qaeda after the Predator attacks and the state of the Pakistani ...

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