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The New Strategy for Afghanistan
outsidethebeltway.com - 2/9/2009
The New Strategy for Afghanistan
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The Obama Administration has outlined a new strategy for Afghanistan: The Obama administration today today outlined a new campaign strategy for the war in Afghanistan, scaling back the ambitions of George Bush in a shift which senior officials and diplomats described as a “new ...
cnas.org - 2/3/2009
Tell Me Why We’re There? Enduring Interests in Afghanistan (and Pakistan) | Center for a New ...
— cnas.org — January 2009 - In 2009, the Obama administration will attempt to deliver on campaign promises to change the Afghan war s trajectory. In April, the Strasbourg NATO summit will determine the alliance s role in shaping the future of the country and the ... (more) Tell Me Why We’re There? Enduring Interests in ...

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michaelyon-online.com - 2/10/2009
How Much is Afghanistan Really Worth to Us?
— michaelyon-online.com — 10 February 2009 While we prepare to shunt perhaps 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan (which still will not be enough), Russia continues to play the Asian chessboard. The Russians are picking off pawn after pawn, and steadily eroding our foreign ... (more) How Much is Afghanistan Really Worth to Us?

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We can win in Afghanistan, unless we lose in Washington
shadow.foreignpolicy.com - 2/10/2009
We can win in Afghanistan, unless we lose in Washington
— shadow.foreignpolicy.com — By Christian Brose The biggest question I brought into the Munich Security Conference this past weekend was, what is to be done in Afghanistan? I've been struck by how quickly U.S. public opinion has shifted from the "good war" to looming ... (more) We can win in Afghanistan, unless we lose in Washington

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The Glittering Eye — I’ve got a pair of foreign policy posts up at Outside the Beltway this morning. First, the Obama Administration has announced its new strategy for Afghanistan. I can’t make a great deal of sense of it yet. Second, we’re not the only ones going through a recession. The Far Eastern economies are going through an economic slump of their own.

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