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Obama Says a Way Out of Afghanistan Is Needed
Obama Says a Way Out of Afghanistan Is Needed
In an interview on CBS, President Obama signaled that the military build-up in Afghanistan will not be open-ended and will lead to the eventual withdrawal of American and NATO troops. >
Jobless rate at 11.2% for veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan
Jobless rate at 11.2% for veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan
usatoday.com — The 11.2% jobless rate for veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and who are 18 and... older rose 4 percentage points in the past year. That's significantly higher than the corresponding 8.8% rate for non-veterans in the same age group, says Labor ... (more) Jobless rate at 11.2% for veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan
The Case for the Middle Path in Afghanistan
democracyarsenal.org — As the President moves to make a decision in Afghanistan three schools of thought have emerged on... what he should do.  The President could choose to go all in.  He could choose a minimalist strategy.  Or he could opt for something in ... (more) The Case for the Middle Path in Afghanistan
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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Cut & Run Alert-- Obama Already Looking For Way Out of Afghanistan
Gateway Pundit — 60 days into his presidency Barack Obama is already looking for a way to cut and run from Afghanistan. It seems like it was just yesterday that Barack Obama was lecturing Bush and McCain that Afghanistan was the central front in the War on Terror: But that was back in September. Now Obama is looking for a way out of Afghanistan. The New York Times reported: The United States must look for a way out of the war ...

ThinkFast: March 23, 2009
Think Progress — ... with 60 Minutes’ Steve Kroft, President Obama said, “There’s got to be an exit strategy” out of Afghanistan. Saying what was needed “is a comprehensive strategy,” Obama said, “There’s go to be a sense that this is not perpetual drift.” ...

Victory In Sight!
Jules Crittenden — [image] « Living History Victory In Sight! For al-Qaeda and the Taliban, as Obama explains his priority in Afghanistan. NYT :  “There’s got to be an exit strategy,” Mr. Obama said in a wide-ranging interview shown Sunday on “60 Minutes” on CBS. “There’s got to be a sense that this is not perpetual drift.” European officials have been outspoken about their plans to leave Afghanistan in the next three to four years. Mr. Obama’s remarks, which were recorded on Friday, indicated that the administration, which has more troops and resources in Afghanistan than European countries do, is also working toward a long-term strategy. Last month, he ...

'60 Minutes,' Featuring Obama Interview, Draws 16 Million
The Caucus — More than 16 million viewers tuned in to “60 Minutes” on Sunday for the newsmagazine’s interview with President Obama , according to Nielsen’s estimates. The CBS show was delayed nearly an hour from its usual 7 p.m. time slot because of an overrun of the network’s college basketball coverage, which averaged over 15 million viewers during the 7 p.m. hour, the first part of prime time on Sunday. More in TV Decoder …

ThinkFast: March 23, 2009
The Hollywood Liberal — ThinkFast: March 23, 2009 Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will unveil a three-pronged program today for fixing the financial crisis, which “envisions the creation of a series of public-private investments to soak up $500 billion, and maybe as much as $1 trillion, in troubled loans and securities at the heart of the financial crisis.” In a WSJ op-ed, Geithner writes […] timmy2.jpg Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will unveil a three-pronged program today for fixing the financial crisis , which “envisions the creation of a series of public-private investments to soak up $500 billion, and maybe as much as $1 trillion, in troubled loans and securities at the ...

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Afghanistan: Writing on the Wall
michaelyon-online.com 3/23/2009 — 23 March 2009 Obama Says a Way Out of Afghanistan Is Needed By HELENE COOPER Published: March 22, 2009 WASHINGTON — The United States must look for a way out of the war in Afghanistan, President Obama said, in a signal that the military build-up ...
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(Australian PM) Rudd and Obama in 'meeting of the minds'Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]Sydney Morning Herald[/b] http://images.smh.com.au/2009/03/25/431977/andrewmeares2-420x0.jpg The US President Barack Obama has raised expectations that Australian troops would be needed in Afghanistan for "several years" more. Following a 70-minute "meeting of the minds" with ...
Michael Yon: Afghanistan: Writing on the WallVictory Caucus -- All Content
pstrong23 March 2009/strong/pblockquotepstrongObama Says a Way Out of Afghanistan Is Needed/strongbr /br /emBy HELENE COOPERbr /Published: March 22, 2009/embr /br /WASHINGTON — The United States must look for a way out of the war in Afghanistan, President Obama said, in a signal that the ...
Obama Says a Way Out of Afghanistan Is NeededNYT > Politics
In an interview on CBS, President Obama signaled that the military build-up in Afghanistan will not be open-ended and will lead to the eventual withdrawal of American and NATO troops. >