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Is Obama voting "present" on Afghanistan policy by not making a decision? http://tinyurl.com/y9cw5m3 #tcot, #hhrs, #ocra 11/11/2009 |
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#Obama #Adviser Dismisses #Reports of #Afghanistan #Troop Decision - Bloomberg.com: http://bit.ly/3FjMN2#tcot #gop #hhrs #sgp #tlot 11/10/2009 |
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Check that -- Obama hasn't reached a decision on Afghanistan yet. That makes more sense http://tinyurl.com/y9cw5m3 11/10/2009 |
Obama Official Denies Report of 40k More Troops for Afghanistan
TalkLeft —
The report that President Obama had decided to send 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan is false, according to his national security adviser. “Reports that President Obama has made a decision about Afghanistan are absolutely false,” [National Security Adviser James] Jones said in a e-mailed statement today. “Any reports to the contrary are completely untrue and come from uninformed sources.” The AP reports the number will not be quite 40,000, as CBS reported. I bet it's close.
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Jones denies decision on Afghanistan has been reached
Open Left - Quick Hits's RSS Feed —
For what it's worth, here is the denial of the stories in the previous Quick Hits:
Obama hasn't received final options that he has requested, neither has he reviewed those alternatives with his national security team, said National Security Adviser James Jones, responding to reports by the Associated Press and CBS News. The AP reported Obama would add "tens of thousands more forces," while CBS said he plans to send four combat brigades plus thousands more support troops.
"Reports that President Obama has made a decision about Afghanistan are absolutely false," ...
White House: No Decision Yet on Afghanistan
Daily Kos —
In the past two days, several news reports have indicated that President Obama plans to add tens of thousands of new U.S. troops to the 67,000-member contingent that is already in the country. McClatchy first reported the supposed decision on Saturday and other media outlets, including CBS News, the Associated Press and others. But a chief White House advisor said absolutely no decision has yet been made. "Reports that President Obama has made a decision about Afghanistan are absolutely false," James Jones, US national security adviser, said in a statement. "He has not received final options for his consideration, ...
CBS, ABC on Obama Af-Pak decision: Never mind
Hot Air » Top Picks —
CBS, ABC on Obama Af-Pak decision: Never mind posted at 8:48 am on November 10, 2009 by Ed Morrissey Share on Facebook | printer-friendly Yesterday, CBS reported that Barack Obama had decided to send 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan, adopting Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s Plan B. Earlier, McClatchy reported that Obama had decided on sending 34,000 troops, splitting the difference between Plans B and C. Now CBS and Bloomberg both report that Obama hasn’t made any decision yet, while ABC says that Obama has expanded his options to Plans A, B, C, D, and E: Senior administration officials tell ABC News that ...
