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Obama Defends Afghanistan Timetable
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/26/2009
Obama Defends Afghanistan Timetable
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While the president didn't mention criticism by former Vice President Dick Cheney that the White House was "dithering" on strategy, he made it clear he wouldn't be pressured into a decision.
Kerry Backs Counterinsurgency Strategy in Afghanistan « The Washington Independent
washingtonindependent.com - 10/27/2009
Kerry Backs Counterinsurgency Strategy in Afghanistan « The Washington Independent
— washingtonindependent.com — Fresh from a trip last week to Afghanistan, where he scored a diplomatic coup by securing Afghan... President Hamid Karzai’s acquiescence to a runoff election , Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) urged President Obama to endorse a counterinsurgency campaign ... (more) Kerry Backs Counterinsurgency Strategy in Afghanistan ...

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mudvillegazette.com - 30 days ago
Round Two
— mudvillegazette.com — By the looks of it, this NY Times story was going to tell the whole truth :... The Great American Arm-Twist in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan -- By the looks of it, the ceremony that unfolded last week inside the Presidential Palace here was marking a joyous, even triumphant, occasion.  ... (more) Round Two

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Podesta: Bush Administration Spent Only One Hour On Afghanistan Report It Handed Off To Obama
thinkprogress.org - 10/25/2009
Podesta: Bush Administration Spent Only One Hour On Afghanistan Report It Handed Off To Obama
— thinkprogress.org — For weeks, former Bush administration officials have been attacking President Obama for “dithering” on whether to send... more troops to Afghanistan, with Vice President Cheney saying that “ signals of indecision out of Washington hurt ... (more) Podesta: Bush Administration Spent Only One Hour On ...

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Political Animal — ... in Afghanistan today killed at least 14 Americans. * President Obama spoke to a military audience in Jacksonville, Fla., today, defending his Afghanistan timetable . He said he would not "rush the solemn decision of sending you into harm's way.... I won't risk your lives unless it is absolutely necessary. And if it is necessary, we will back you up to the hilt." * Saturday, President Obama declared H1N1 flu ...

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