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swampland.blogs.time.com - 3/27/2009
Obama Goes To War
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As Obama gave his speech laying out a new strategy for Afghanistan Friday, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley posted on Twitter, " Listning Prez on FOX anounce his Afhgan stategy Now it bcomes Obama War Not Bush war any longer." Indeed. In addition to laying out the new strategy--more U.S. blood, more ...
Text - President Obama’s Remarks on New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan
nytimes.com - 3/27/2009
Text - President Obama’s Remarks on New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan
— nytimes.com — Washington, DC March 27, 2009 Good morning. Today, I am announcing a comprehensive, new strategy for Afghanistan... and Pakistan. This marks the conclusion of a careful policy review that I ordered as soon as I took office. My Administration has heard ... (more) Text - President Obama’s Remarks on New Strategy ...

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motherjones.com - 3/27/2009
Holbrooke Calls for "Complete Rethink" of Drugs in Afghanistan
— motherjones.com — This morning, after President Barack Obama unveiled his new Afghanistan policy, three senior administration officials held an... on-the-record (but no cameras) briefing for White House reporters. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, the special envoy for ... (more) Holbrooke Calls for "Complete Rethink" of Drugs in ...

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White House Won't Rule Out Troops for Pakistan War
blog.wired.com - 3/27/2009
White House Won't Rule Out Troops for Pakistan War
— blog.wired.com — President Obama has just laid out his new war strategy. And he's made it clear that the... fight is both in Afghanistan and Pakistan. So I asked Dennis McDonough, with the National Security Council: Does that mean U.S. ground forces... (more) White House Won't Rule Out Troops for Pakistan War

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President Obama lays out Middle East strategy
The Reaction — ... President Barack Obama laid out U.S. foreign policy for areas of the Middle East in a speech Friday morning. The transcript can be seen in its entirety on Swampland at Time Magazine, "Obama goes to war,"by Michael Scherer. HT Twitter. The speech will be analyzed in a dozen different languages all over the world. Here is my take in English from Texas: ...

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