Re: another man's surge
mudvillegazette.com 2/18/2009 — Sorry - can't let this pass without comment: I'm sure the fresh U.S. troops are also anxious to get their barrels hot, but coalition soldiers will have to show restraint to avoid killing civilians. The U.N. announced today that civilian deaths spiked 40 percent last year. Besides being ...

Video: Troops Need You
hotair.com 12/26/2008 — CNN’s Jill Dougherty follows up on her excellent reporting on the first-ever official celebration of Christmas in Baghdad with this story on the American military’s effort to make that Christmas special for Iraqi children. [...] Read the ...

Afghanistan + More Troops = Catastrophe (Full Video)
youtube.com 2/26/2009 — Sign the petition: http://rethinkafghanistan.comPresident Obama has committed 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan. This decision raises serious questions about...

The Surge in Afghanistan
agonist.org 1/12/2009 — 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, ...

More Troops to Afghanistan
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 2/18/2009 — My inbox is ablaze with different people forwarding me information about the President deciding to dispatch a Marine Expeditionary Brigade and an Army Stryler Brigade to Afghanistan. Given that we’re not going to withdraw from Afghanistan—and ...

OBAMA’S AFGHANISTAN SURGE: “This deployment was planned under Bush, but Obama will own it. His rhet…
pajamasmedia.com 2/18/2009 — OBAMA’S AFGHANISTAN SURGE: “This deployment was planned under Bush, but Obama will own it. His rhetoric about this region has always been aggressive (see Pakistan: bombing it) and he’s long talked of doubling down on troop strength ...

Obama's Yes-We-Can War: 17,000 More Troops to Afghanistan
time.com 2/18/2009 — President Obama takes ownership of the Afghan conflict by sending 17,000 more U.S. troops to reinforce the NATO mission there

More Troops for Afghanistan
attackerman.firedoglake.com 2/18/2009 — He promised to do so on the campaign trail, and now he's done it: President Barack Obama has approved a troop increase to Afghanistan. His just-released statement is below. Notice that the forces approved appears to be less than the 20,000-30,000 ...

Obama Weighs Adding Troops in Afghanistan
nytimes.com 2/12/2009 — The president must decide whether to approve more troops for Afghanistan before a new strategy has been set. >

My Way News - Afghanistan could get 30,000 new US troops
apnews.myway.com 12/21/2008 — My Way News - Afghanistan could get 30,000 new US troops

Obama: Troops alone can't win in Afghanistan — CNN.com - Politics 2/18/2009
Diplomacy will play a bigger role in U.S. efforts in Afghanistan in future even as the Pentagon announced a significant troop increase, President Barack Obama said Tuesday in an interview on Canadian television.

Obama: Troops alone cannot win in Afghanistan — CNN Political Ticker 2/18/2009
President Obama says al Qaeda threatens American from the Afghan-Pakistani border. WASHINGTON (CNN) — Diplomacy will play a bigger role in U.S. efforts in Afghanistan in future even as the Pentagon announced a significant troop increase, ...

Putting Stamp on Afghan War, Obama Will Send 17,000 Troops — NYT > Politics 2/18/2009
The order will add nearly 50 percent to the 36,000 American troops already there. >

Republicans, analysts question Obama's foreclosure plan — CNN Political Ticker 2/18/2009
President Obama's $75 billion home foreclosure plan would benefit 9 million borrowers. WASHINGTON (CNN) — Even before President Obama unveiled his home foreclosure plan Wednesday afternoon, some Republicans and political commentators ...

General sees new U.S. troops in Afghan war by summer — Reuters: Politics 2/18/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 17,000 additional U.S. troops President Barack Obama ordered sent to Afghanistan will be operational by summer, before the country's August presidential election, the top commander of NATO and U.S. forces said on Wednesday. ...