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The Cost of War: More than the “Billions Spent on Guns and Bullets”
themoderatevoice.com - 11/14/2009
The Cost of War: More than the “Billions Spent on Guns and Bullets”
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I have consistently supported publicly honoring our fallen heroes—with the consent of family members—when they touch American soil for the last time at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Much apprehension and controversy have surrounded this issue. Finally, this spring, the ...
latimes.com - 11/15/2009
Obama must rethink rethinking Afghanistan -
— latimes.com — His strategy deliberations are starting to look like dangerous indecision. Barack Obama is in danger of giving... deliberation a bad name. The decision about whether to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan was never going to be easy, but events -- ... (more) Obama must rethink rethinking Afghanistan -
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Afghanistan: The Failure to Plan Is "The Plan"
americandigest.org - 11/12/2009
Afghanistan: The Failure to Plan Is "The Plan"
— americandigest.org — Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man. Then you find... you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand. Your black cards can make you money, So you hide them when you're able. In the land of milk and honey You ... (more) Afghanistan: The Failure to Plan Is "The Plan"
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independent.co.uk - 11/15/2009
The Independent
— independent.co.uk — Seven out of 10 Britons back The Independent on Sunday's call for a phased withdrawal of troops... from Afghanistan as a landmark report by Oxfam this week exposes the real human cost of the war. The powerful dossier by the aid agency reveals how women ... (more) The Independent
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