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riehlworldview.com - 3/18/2009
Obama: Define "Covert"
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Geez. Bush was able to run an entire secret prison and interrogation system extracting some value from it before it made the New York Times. Obama's "covert" ops can't even get off the drawing board before being exposed , and Bush was the incompetent one? Between the above, too many other ...
Op-Ed Contributor: How to Leave Afghanistan
nytimes.com - 3/13/2009
Op-Ed Contributor: How to Leave Afghanistan
— nytimes.com — Withdrawal from Afghanistan need not mean defeat for America and victory for terrorists, if the full range... of American power is used effectively. > (more) Op-Ed Contributor: How to Leave Afghanistan

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reuters.com - 3/22/2009
Obama: U.S. must have exit strategy in Afghanistan | U.S.
— reuters.com — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama insisted on Sunday that military force alone would not end the... war in Afghanistan and suggested a U.S. "exit strategy" could be part of a new comprehensive policy he is expected to unveil soon. Obama, in ... (more) Obama: U.S. must have exit strategy in Afghanistan | U.S.

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guardian.co.uk - 3/19/2009
Pakistan anger at US attack plan
— guardian.co.uk — • Pentagon urges Obama to widen reach of strikes • Islamabad warns of public backlash against move... Pakistan reacted with anger yesterday to an American proposal to expand its drone missile strikes inside the country against Taliban and al-Qaida ... (more) Pakistan anger at US attack plan

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How Does Obama Expand A Covert War When The Media Reports It?
Pirate's Cove — ... With a hat tip to Dan Riehl, who writes “Geez. Bush was able to run an entire secret prison and interrogation system extracting some value from it before it made the New York Times. Obama’s “covert” ops can’t even get off the drawing board ...

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