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bravenewfilms.org - 1/12/2009
We Can't Afford to Sink Deeper into the Afghan Quagmire
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Let's be clear: the war in Afghanistan is not "the good war."  It is not "the right war," as President-elect Obama has called it.  Nor is it really Bush's war, considering how many Congressional representatives (Democrats included) initially ...
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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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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White House: Increase in terror attacks since 9/11 a success
rawstory.com - 1/11/2009
White House: Increase in terror attacks since 9/11 a success
— rawstory.com — One of the many sad ironies of the Bush era that is rapidly and mercifully drawing to... a close is that after the president created a “central front in the war on terror” by invading Iraq, the amount of “terrorism” in the world skyrocketed. I call it ... (more) White House: Increase in terror attacks since 9/11 a ...

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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

Daily Kos:  Open Thread for Night Owls, Early Birds & Expats

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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! — ... 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 Films, along with this video: ...

Open Thread for Night Owls, Early Birds & Expats
Daily Kos — ... project and you can find these opinions, among others: Where Do You Stand on Afghanistan? by Alex Thurston at The Seminal Five Suggestions for Diplomatic Progress in South Asia by Alex Thurston at The Seminal The Myth of an Afghan Counterinsurgency Strategy Derrick Crowe at Daily Kos Getting Afghanistan Right by Sean-Paul Kelly at The Agonist. Blowbackin’ in the Wind by Bob Buzzanco at SHAFR.org We Can't Afford to Sink Deeper into the Afghan Quagmire by ZP Heller at Brave New Films ...

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