washingtonindependent.com - 1/14/2009
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So here I was, ready to dutifully report on Pentagon spending priorities at the rollout for the Center for American Progress’ new military-strategy paper . Then Jack Murtha had to talk about Afghanistan. Murtha, of course, is the powerful Democratic Pennsylvania congressman who chairs the House ...
worldaffairsjournal.org - 1/14/2009
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worldaffairsjournal.org —
Wrong, terribly wrong T he wars in Afghanistan
and Iraq, and the political debates concerning the nature...
and scope of U.S. involvement in those countries, have resurrected the “lessons” of Vietnam once again. Far from having kicked the “Vietnam ...
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The Human Element: When Gadgetry Becomes Strategy
dawn.com - 1/14/2009
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dawn.com —
Pakistan, Afghanistan will be Obama's priority: Hillary By
Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Jan 13: US Secretary of State-designate...
Hillary Rodham Clinton told her confirmation hearing on Tuesday that fighting terrorism in Pakistan and Afghanistan would be ...
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Pakistan, Afghanistan will be Obama
amazon.com - 1/11/2009
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amazon.com —
From Publishers Weekly In February 2003, Jones and
her fellow NGO relief workers watched with disbelief and...
horror as Fox News declared the American war in Afghanistan a success the Taliban totally defeated, all Afghan women "liberated" and the ...
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Kabul in Winter: Life Without Peace in Afghanistan: Ann ...
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What, I Was Serious?
Winds of Change.NET —
... - and, pending some strategy review from the Obama administration and U.S. Central Command, it's by no means clear why sending additional troops stands a greater chance of yielding success. For that matter: what is success in Afghanistan? The fact that there isn't an obvious answer is a sure indication of policy drift. This is something that isn't just a matter of concern for bloggers. Rep. Jack Murtha (D-Penn.) has been warning about the dangers of a military-only escalation, as has ...
Anti-Iraq War or just knee-jerk Anti-War?
QandO —
... and a success as well. So what does it all mean now? Uncle J at Blackfive provides a little summary: I never believed that most of those making these claims actually wanted us to do anything in A-stan, they simply wanted inoculation from charges of over all pacifism. I also believe the same is true about Obama. His people have already begun walking his big talk back and saying even if we send more troops it probably won’t matter.And he speaks with some authority: Murtha stopped well short of calling for a timetable ...
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