apnews.myway.com - 12/21/2008
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My Way News - Afghanistan could get 30,000 new US troops
longwarjournal.org - 12/28/2008
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longwarjournal.org —
Taliban suicide bombers struck on both sides of
the Durand Line, killing 51 and wounding score more
in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The suicide attack in Pakistan took place in the settled district of Buner in the insurgency-infested Northwest ...
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Taliban suicide bomber strike in Pakistan, Afghanistan
attackerman.firedoglake.com - 12/26/2008
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attackerman.firedoglake.com —
The portrait of 2009’s passel of counterinsurgency efforts
in Afghanistan is becoming clearer. Bolster troop levels .
Recruit tribal militias to battle extremists , in a second-time-as-farce version of Iraq’s Anbar Awakening. Mitigate increasing ...
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She Said You Couldn’t Stay Up
foxnews.com - 12/28/2008
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foxnews.com —
First lady Laura Bush said she was offended
by the recent "assault" on her husband, who had
two shoes thrown at him during a recent visit to Iraq. At the same time, however, she said the assault shows that Iraqis feel a lot freer than they did before. ...
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First Lady: Shoe 'Assault' Shows Freedom in Iraq - ...
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Obama to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan: Democrats Calling For Draft
Flopping Aces —
... KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The top U.S. military officer said Saturday that the Pentagon could double the number of American forces in Afghanistan by next summer to 60,000 - the largest estimate of potential reinforcements ever publicly suggested. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that between 20,000 and 30,000 additional U.S. troops could be sent to Afghanistan to bolster the 31,000 already there. ...
If You Opposed Iraq, Just Wait Til Afghanistan
Riehl World View —
... It's a bit premature perhaps as we don't know what any surge might look like in Afghanistan, but with reports that we may double troop strength in Afghanistan under Obama, it would do well to remember what we're facing there. Along with ...
Smart Brit
Jules Crittenden —
... . Looks like Obama, having graduated from charm school and dealing with the real world, may have other plans. AP : Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is looking at up to 30,000 more for Afghanistan next year. Dilegge at ...
Can you refresh my memory about "change" again?
Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator —
Can you refresh my memory about "change" again? Good thing is the lefties are going to be livid. And that always warms the cockles of my heart... KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The top U.S. military officer said Saturday that the Pentagon could double the number of American forces in Afghanistan by next summer to 60,000 - the largest estimate of potential reinforcements ever publicly suggested. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that between 20,000 and 30,000 additional U.S. troops could be sent to Afghanistan to bolster the 31,000 already there. This year ...
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guardian.co.uk 3/27/2009 — White House concerned it only has a year to turn around Afghanistan and Pakistan before US public support wanes The Obama administration believes it has only a small window of opportunity, possibly just a year, to turn around the situation in ...
The Associated Press: Record 151 US troops die in Afghanistan in 2008
google.com 1/11/2009 — Dec 31, 2008 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) A record 151 U.S. forces died in Afghanistan in 2008, the deadliest year yet in a seven-year war that military officials say is likely to get even bloodier in 2009, as thousands more American troops pour into the ...
U.S. to almost double troops in Afghanistan —
First Read 12/19/2008
From NBC's Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney KubeSecretary of Defense Robert Gates has signed a deployment order to send a combat aviation brigade, about 3,000 troops, to Afghanistan in early 2009.
The brigade, from the 82nd Airborne, will fulfill one of ...
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