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thenation.com - 1/14/2009
Obama Must Get Afghanistan Right
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President-elect Barack Obama not only had the good judgment to oppose the war in Iraq, he argued for the need "to end the mindset that took us into" that war. So it's troubling that he ramped up his rhetoric during the campaign about exiting Iraq in order to focus on what he calls the "central ...
whitehouse.gov - 1/20/2009
Foreign Policy
— whitehouse.gov — Afghanistan: Obama and Biden will refocus American resources on the greatest threat to our security -- the... resurgence of al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They will increase our troop levels in Afghanistan, press our allies in NATO ... (more) Foreign Policy

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whitehouse.gov - 1/20/2009
Iraq
— whitehouse.gov — IRAQ President Obama and Vice President Biden will responsibly end the war in Iraq so that we... can renew our military strength, dedicate more resources to the fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan, and invest in our economy at home. The ... (more) Iraq

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news.yahoo.com - 1/18/2009
Afghan foreign minister unhappy with Clinton - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — KABUL, Afghanistan U.S. Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton 's use of the term "narco state" to describe... Afghanistan in a recent Senate testimony has caught the attention of her Afghan counterpart. Foreign Ministry Rangin Dadfar Spanta said ... (more) Afghan foreign minister unhappy with Clinton - Yahoo! News

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Daily Kos:  Open Thread for Night Owls, Early Birds & Expats

Antiwar.com Original:  The Liberals' Grand Bargain

Wonk Room:  What Is The Mission In Afghanistan?

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Open Thread for Night Owls, Early Birds & Expats
Daily Kos — ... in the Wind by Bob Buzzanco at SHAFR.org We Can't Afford to Sink Deeper into the Afghan Quagmire by ZP Heller at Brave New Films Obama's Got One Thing Right About the Mess In Afghanistan-- It's Inexorably Connected To The Mess In Pakistan by Howie Klein at DownWithTyranny An Afghanistan 'Surge' Is a Losing Battle by Brahma Chellaney RAWA's Standpointsby the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan Obama Must Get Afghanistan Right by Katrina vanden Heuvel at The Nation Winning In ...

The Liberals' Grand Bargain
Antiwar.com Original — ... liberal interventionism. There are, however, bastions of dissent on the left, notably the Nation magazine, and, surprisingly, from ...

What Is The Mission In Afghanistan?
Wonk Room — ... ” provides an opportunity to ask some important questions about the U.S. involvement there. Many here in the United States are calling on the Obama administration to “get Afghanistan right” by not “escalating” the war and instead ...

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