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tomdispatch.com - 18 days ago

Tomgram: Nick Turse, In Afghanistan, the Pentagon Digs in

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In our day, the American way of war, especially against lightly armed guerrillas, insurgents, and terrorists, has proved remarkably heavy. Elephantine might be the appropriate word. The Pentagon likes to talk about its "footprint" on the geopolitical landscape. In terms of the infrastructure ...

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theaustralian.com.au - 16 days ago

Al-Qa'ida prefers U.S. to stick around

— theaustralian.com.au — A key objective is the denial of al-Qa'ida access to sanctuary in Afghanistan -- a goal the... Bush administration also shared. There has been vigorous debate within the US political establishment about what strategy will best achieve this goal. ... (more) Al-Qa'ida prefers U.S. to stick around

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nytimes.com - 22 days ago

Pentagon Expected to Request More War Funding

— nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — The nation’s top military officer said Wednesday that he expected the Pentagon to ask Congress... in the next few months for emergency financing to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, even though President Obama has pledged to end the ... (more) Pentagon Expected to Request More War Funding

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gallup.com - 15 days ago

Americans Split on Afghanistan Troop Increase vs. Decrease

— gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- As President Barack Obama prepares to make a decision on U.S. military policy in... Afghanistan, 35% of Americans say he should follow the recommendation of the commanding U.S. general in Afghanistan and increase troop levels by about ... (more) Americans Split on Afghanistan Troop Increase vs. Decrease

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Firedoglake:  Even Joe Scarborough Knows It’s Wrong

Antiwar.com Original:  Who Will Be Sent to Afghanistan?

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Even Joe Scarborough Knows It’s Wrong
Firedoglake — ... And any idea that we’re going to decrease these air attacks are laid to rest by  Nick Turse, writing from Afghanistan for TomDispatch that we are making huge investments in Afghan bases – improving the air strips at Bagram, Kandahar and more. ...

Who Will Be Sent to Afghanistan?
Antiwar.com Original — ... more American troops, and base construction on the rise , the military’s internal problems are clearly escalating as well. As Dahr Jamail, author of ...

Out of Iraq, Into the Gulf
Antiwar.com Original — ... , reported on a story only modestly and partially covered here: the way the Pentagon has been pouring money into building up its base infrastructure in Afghanistan. Now, he turns to the Persian Gulf region where the news is focused on a future U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. It turns out, however, that we’re withdrawing into something – that, in fact, there’s been a massive, if hardly noticed, Pentagon buildup in this region, too. You’d think it might be news. Now, at TomDispatch, thanks to Turse, it is. Tom The Pentagon Garrisons the Gulf As Washington talks Iraq withdrawal, the ...