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agonist.org - 1/12/2009
The Surge in Afghanistan
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The US will soon double the number of its troops in Afghanistan from about thirty thousand to sixty thousand, and several other NATO countries will also up their troop levels. The move comes with little surprise and considerable bipartisan support, but with little public discussion of the aims ...
getafghanistanright.com - 1/12/2009
Get Afghanistan Right!
— getafghanistanright.com — Get Afghanistan Right Week posted on January 12th, 2009 by Jason Rosenbaum at The Seminal As you... may have noticed or may have heard, The Seminal has a new project that is going public this week. Along with fellow bloggers, journalists, and ... (more) Get Afghanistan Right!

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washingtonpost.com - 1/13/2009
Obama to Send More Troops to Afghanistan So Administration Has More Time to Evaluate Conflict
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Obama to Send More Troops to Afghanistan So ...

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washingtonindependent.com - 1/12/2009
GetAfghanistanRight.com
— washingtonindependent.com — Today a cohort of progressive bloggers unveils a new effort against the planned 20,000-troop increase of U.S.... forces in Afghanistan. A website called GetAfghanistanRight, set up by bloggers at the Seminal and Brave New Films — and with the ... (more) GetAfghanistanRight.com

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DownWithTyranny!:  Obama's Got One Thing Right About the Mess In Afghanistan-- It's Inexorably Connected To The Mess In Pakistan

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Obama's Got One Thing Right About the Mess In Afghanistan-- It's Inexorably Connected To The Mess In Pakistan
DownWithTyranny! — ... initiatives such as the Middle East Peace process and a regional diplomacy in South Asia. On national security grounds, a U.S. occupation would be counterproductive to the stated goal of defeating Al Qaeda. This week, I and others will blog on this issue to raise awareness about the need to oppose an escalation and to get Afghanistan right." This morning Taylor Marsh has a great piece up at HuffPo, Progressive Bankruptcy of Afghanistan, Alex Thurston writes about The Surge in Afghanistan over at The Agonist, and Z.P. Heller's got a powerful one at Brave New ...

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