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Obama Salutes Dead Soldiers Return to US… But Won’t Send Reinforcements
gatewaypundit.firstthings.com - 10/29/2009
Obama Salutes Dead Soldiers Return to US… But Won’t Send Reinforcements
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The president woke early to meet the plane returning to home with the bodies of 18 soldiers killed this week in Afghanistan. President Barack Obama, right, salutes as an Army carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Dale R. Griffin of Terre Haute, Ind., during a ...
Obama Visits Returning War Dead
nytimes.com - 10/28/2009
Obama Visits Returning War Dead
— nytimes.com — The service members had been killed this week in Afghanistan.... (more) Obama Visits Returning War Dead

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mudvillegazette.com - 10/29/2009
Honoring the fallen
— mudvillegazette.com — As the Obama administration debated resource requirements, October became the deadliest month for U.S. forces in Afghanistan... since the beginning of the war. Even before the "record numbers" the president's approval ratings on Afghanistan were in free fall : In previous polls, Obama received ... (more) Honoring the fallen

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U.S. Continues Quagmire-Building Effort In Afghanistan
theonion.com - 10/28/2009
U.S. Continues Quagmire-Building Effort In Afghanistan
— theonion.com — October 27, 2009 | Issue 45•44 KABUL, AFGHANISTAN— According to sources at the Pentagon, American quagmire-building efforts... continued apace in Afghanistan this week, as the geographically rugged, politically unstable region remained ungovernable, ... (more) U.S. Continues Quagmire-Building Effort In Afghanistan

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President Obama & Afghanistan: Bookerista Perspectives
Booker Rising — ... : "Barack Obama woke up early this morning to welcome home the bodies of 18 fallen U.S. soldiers who were killed fighting the war in Afghanistan. The photo shows Obama standing on a tarmac just before dawn and saluting as servicemen carry their fallen comrades off a transport plane. More soldiers are dying as Obama continues to drag his feet on making a decision to send more troops to Afghanistan. One high ranking military official quit this week in disgust. This from Kenny Soloman: ...

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nytimes.com 9/25/2009 — KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb and assault-rifle fire killed four United States soldiers and a Marine in three attacks in southern Afghanistan , where new American brigades are pressing offensives against a resilient and dug-in Taliban and other ...
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Afghanistan: Former Marine at State Resigns
taylormarsh.com 10/27/2009 — His name is Matthew Hoh and this could turn into a story that will haunt Pres. Obama’s decision on Afghanistan every day until the strategy is announced. I’m sure it is already. Hoh simply doesn’t believe in where the U.S. ...
UN Calls for Reinforcements in Afghanistan
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Europe reluctant to send more troops to Afghanistan
reuters.com 26 days ago — * Obama, Merkel discuss Afghanistan * Barroso: Comprehensive strategy needed for Afghanistan By Ross Colvin WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - European nations are unlikely to contribute more troops to Afghanistan, the head of the European Commission said ...
Eight Years Later, We Still Don’t Get It in Afghanistan
commondreams.org 10/17/2009 — by Ted Rall Eight years. We’ve been in Afghanistan longer than any other war in American history. The party of the president who invaded Afghanistan has been repudiated at the polls. Yet we still haven’t altered the flawed strategy that allowed ...
Former Marine Now at State Resigns
taylormarsh.com 10/27/2009 — His name is Matthew Hoh and this could turn into a story that will haunt Pres. Obama’s decision on Afghanistan every day until the strategy is announced. I’m sure it is already. Hoh simply doesn’t believe in where the U.S. mission has been and where Obama is about to ...
The Debate on Afghanistan
outsidethebeltway.com 10/13/2009 — The debate of Afghanistan continues in the nation’s opinion pages. Robert Kaplan in The Atlantic makes the case for counter-insurgency: Obama needs to get behind his chosen general as soon as possible and put this spectacle of ...
What’s Next in Afghanistan?
outsidethebeltway.com 26 days ago — President Karzai narrowly won a clearly fraudulent election. His main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, has withdrawn from consideration as a candidate, ruling out a run-off election. That leaves us with an Afghan government of little or no ...
Turkish PM to meet Obama at White House in December (AFP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/29/2009
AFP - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold talks with US President Barack Obama in Washington on December 7 on issues including Iraq and Afghanistan, the Turkish government said on Thursday.
Obama to welcome Turkish PM to White House (AFP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/29/2009
AFP - US President Barack Obama will discuss the Middle East, non-proliferation, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan when he meets Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan next month, the White House said.
Obama's review of Afghan war strategy nears end (Reuters) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/29/2009
Reuters - U.S. military chiefs plan to present recommendations on troop strength and strategy in Afghanistan to President Barack Obama on Friday as White House deliberations reach an end stage, Pentagon officials said.
Obama honors fallen Americans at Dover (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/30/2009
AP - Hours after a personal encounter with the grim cost of war, President Barack Obama said Thursday the sight of 18 flag-covered cases holding the remains of Americans killed this week in Afghanistan can't help but influence his thinking about ...
Obama to welcome Turkish prime minister on Dec. 7 (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/29/2009
AP - President Barack Obama will meet with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH'-jehp TY'-ihp UR'-doh-wahn) on Dec. 7.