thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/13/2009
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President-elect Barack Obama will be keeping another holdover from the Bush administration on his national security team — Lt. Gen. Douglas E. Lute, who will keep his job coordinating Iraq and Afghanistan policy out of the National Security Council, according to transition officials.
washingtonindependent.com - 1/12/2009
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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 ...
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GetAfghanistanRight.com
breitbart.com - 1/13/2009
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breitbart.com —
BAGHDAD (AP) - Vice President-elect Joe Biden told
Iraqi leaders Tuesday that the incoming U.S. administration is...
committed to a responsible troop withdrawal that does not endanger improvements in security, an Iraqi spokesman said. Biden delivered ...
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Iraq official: Biden affirms 'responsible' pullout
worldaffairsjournal.org - 1/14/2009
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worldaffairsjournal.org —
Wrong, terribly wrong T he wars in Afghanistan
and Iraq, and the political debates concerning the nature...
and scope of U.S. involvement in those countries, have resurrected the “lessons” of Vietnam once again. Far from having kicked the “Vietnam ...
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The Human Element: When Gadgetry Becomes Strategy
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Political Animal —
... as deputy director of the Department of Health and Human Services. Good move. * Lt. Gen. Douglas E. Lute will stay on in his role of coordinating Iraq and Afghanistan policy out of the National Security Council. * ...
War and Piece —
NYT 's Helene Cooper : Bush 'war czar' Ltn. Gen. Douglas Lute to stay in the job: "But Obama transition officials said that General Jones decision to keep General Lute who he has worked with in the past on Iraq-related issuesreflects his belief that there should be some continuity in military policy, even if the new administration is pursuing different Iraq and Afghanistan policies. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that General Jones plans to take an active role in Afghanistan and Iraq issues. General Lute has recently completed a review of ...
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