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obsidianwings.blogs.com - 7/17/2009
Start Another Fire and Watch it Slowly Die
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by Eric Martin Peter Bergen penned a piece in the Washington Monthly in which he argues that, with a substantial dedication of time and resources by the United States and the international community, Afghanistan could, eventually, become a "relatively stable and prosperous Central Asian ...
Winning the Good War - Peter Bergen
washingtonmonthly.com - 7/15/2009
Winning the Good War - Peter Bergen
— washingtonmonthly.com — T hroughout his campaign last year, President Barack Obama said repeatedly that the real central front of... the war against terrorists was on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. And now he is living up to his campaign promise to roll back the Taliban and ... (more) Winning the Good War - Peter Bergen

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U.S. increasing counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 7/20/2009
U.S. increasing counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — A Marine raises his weapon during a search after seeing suspicious activity near a U.S. base in... Mian Poshteh, Afghanistan. (more) U.S. increasing counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan ...

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Americans won't accept 'long slog' in Afghanistan war, Gates says - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 7/19/2009
Americans won't accept 'long slog' in Afghanistan war, Gates says - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Reporting from Washington -- After eight years, U.S.-led forces must show progress in Afghanistan by next summer... to avoid the public perception that the conflict has become unwinnable, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said in a sharp critique of the ... (more) Americans won't accept 'long slog' in Afghanistan war, ...

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