apnews.myway.com - 2/18/2009
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My Way News - Obama OKs about 17,000 more troops for Afghanistan
nytimes.com - 2/17/2009
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nytimes.com —
WASHINGTON -- President Obama said Tuesday that he
would send an additional 17,000 American troops to Afghanistan...
this spring and summer, putting his stamp firmly on a war that he has long complained is going in the wrong direction. The order will add ...
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Putting Stamp on Afghan War, Obama Will Send 17,000 Troops
whitehouse.gov - 2/18/2009
nsnetwork.org - 2/19/2009
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nsnetwork.org —
PRINCIPLES FOR AN AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY As the Obama
Administration begins a 60-day review of its Afghanistan strategy,...
a diverse group of progressive experts in development, counter-terrorism, regional politics and US politics came together to ...
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Principles for an Afghanistan Strategy
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Neptunus Lex —
With the fighting winding down in Iraq, President Obama appears poised to send more troops to Afghanistan:
President Barack Obama has approved adding about 17,000 U.S. troops for the flagging war in Afghanistan, administration, defense and congressional officials said Tuesday.
The Obama administration is expected to announce on Tuesday that it will send one additional Army brigade and an unknown number of Marines to Afghanistan this spring and summer. Officials spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of ...
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Sources: Obama OKs more Afghan troops
msnbc.msn.com 2/17/2009 — President Barack Obama has signed off on an increase in U.S. forces for the flagging war in Afghanistan, defense and congressional officials said Tuesday.
10,000+ troops to Afghanistan
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 2/17/2009 — From NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney KubeThe White House is expected to announce the deployment of more than 10,000 additional U.S. forces to Afghanistan "within the hour," according to Pentagon officials. The Pentagon will follow with details on ...
More Troops to Afghanistan
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 2/18/2009 — My inbox is ablaze with different people forwarding me information about the President deciding to dispatch a Marine Expeditionary Brigade and an Army Stryler Brigade to Afghanistan. Given that we’re not going to withdraw from Afghanistan—and ...
More Troops for Afghanistan
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 ...
BBC NEWS | Americas | US to boost troops in Afghanistan
news.bbc.co.uk 2/17/2009 — President Barack Obama has authorised the deployment of up to 17,000 extra US troops to Afghanistan, saying they are to "meet urgent security needs". Two brigades - one army and one marine - are to be sent, Mr Obama said in a statement released by the ...
Obama plan to send 4,000 more troops to Afghanistan
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 ...
First 100 Days: Troops to Afghanistan —
First Read 2/18/2009
“Barack Obama, whose presidential ambitions were launched by his opposition to one war, moved Tuesday to expand the U.S. deployment in another,” USA Today writes. “In his first such action as president, Obama ordered an additional 17,000 combat ...
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