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Obama's Team Stumbling into Afghan Trap
thewashingtonnote.com - 1/26/2009
Obama's Team Stumbling into Afghan Trap
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(photo credit: Jon Taplin's Blog ) In the book, America and the World: Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy , which is an April-May 2008 rolling conversation between former national security advisers Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft with Washington Post ...
foxnews.com - 1/24/2009
Obama: U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Must Do More Than Kill Civilians - Politics | Republican ...
— foxnews.com — Tuesday, August 14, 2007 HANOVER, N.H.— Presidential hopeful Barack Obama was warned by a friendly voter Monday... to avoid public spats with his Democratic rivals — but remarks he made later could add fuel to the criticism against him. Maggie North of ... (more) Obama: U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Must Do More Than ...

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nytimes.com - 1/30/2009
Obama Taps a General as the Envoy to Kabul
— nytimes.com — President Obama has picked Lt. Gen. Karl W. Eikenberry, a former top military commander in Afghanistan, to... be the next United States ambassador to Kabul. > (more) Obama Taps a General as the Envoy to Kabul

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Return to Jihad
longwarjournal.org - 1/25/2009
Return to Jihad
— longwarjournal.org — Said Ali al Shihri, former Guantánamo detainee and deputy leader of al Qaeda in Yemen. Photo from... The SITE Institute. Two former Guantánamo detainees appear in a newly released al Qaeda propaganda video, according to the SITE ... (more) Return to Jihad

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Taylor Marsh:  Wherein Juan Cole Channels Wingnuts

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Wherein Juan Cole Channels Wingnuts
Taylor Marsh — ... drone strike, just how bad could it be? Oh, right, Pakistan is teetering, so one push might do it. Some think the argument should be no military action at all, which includes in Afghanistan, using Iraq, Vietnam... and every other prior military engagement as proof that military engagement isn’t wise, so it cannot work or shouldn’t be done. Utilizing military scapegoats in order to define engagement commitment and policy shift should not be confused with good debate. ...

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