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wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 2/26/2009

McCain Wakes Up To War In Afghanistan

— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — Asked about Afghanistan back in November 2003, McCain stressed that Iraq was the more important effort, but... that he thought that we would be able to “muddle through” in Afghanistan. Watch it: MCCAIN: I am concerned about it, ... (more) McCain Wakes Up To War In Afghanistan

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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 3/2/2009

Canada's candid PM Harper warns Obama: We'll never defeat Afghan insurgents

— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Remember way back in the early days of the Obama administration when the president went to Canada... on his first foreign trip and as soon as Afghanistan came up in the concluding news conference , the well-briefed new U.S. leader pre-empted a ... (more) Canada's candid PM Harper warns Obama: We'll never ...

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timesonline.co.uk - 3/1/2009

Missile threat to British troops

— timesonline.co.uk — IRAN is supplying the Taliban in Afghanistan with surface-to-air missiles capable of destroying a helicopter, according to... American intelligence sources. They believe the Taliban wants to use the SA-14 Gremlins missiles to launch a spectacular ... (more) Missile threat to British troops

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Afghanistan + More Troops = Catastrophe
Open Left - Front Page — This is such an explosive headline, I couldn't resist using it, even though this post is about much more than military escalation.  This is the title of part one of Brave New Foundation's new full-length documentary (think Uncovered: The War on Iraq and Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers), which they began releasing online for free today.  Their documentary campaign, Rethink Afghanistan, tackles issues like the costs of war and troop buildup--the subject of part one--featuring experts like Andrew Bacevich, Stephen Kinzer, Anand Gopal, and Dr. Ramaza Bashardost, Afghanistan's Independent candidate in their upcoming ...

Murtha: Um, we need 600,000 troops to pacify Afghanistan
Hot Air » Top Picks — Murtha: Um, we need 600,000 troops to pacify Afghanistan posted at 9:35 pm on March 3, 2009 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly In fairness, he’s not wildly above the estimate of 400,000 given by the former NATO commander there. But since Obama’s European admirers aren’t so admiring that they’re going to send more troops, the estimate might as well be a million or more. Iraq anti-war strategy redux: We don’t have enough boots on the ground so we can’t win so let’s come home. The Pennsylvania Democrat, who chairs the powerful subcommittee that funds the military, said his figure was based on the country’s ...

Blue America Welcomes Alan Grayson For A Discussion Of American Policy In Afghanistan
DownWithTyranny! — Alan Grayson has been a big Blue America fave ever since we first met up with him in January, 2008. He was our first endorsement that year and one of our most celebrated victories, having beaten an entrenched, useless incumbent in a traditionally Republican district in central Florida. Since being elected Alan has been a progressive leader, primarily in financial regulations through his committee position on House Financial Services. But he also was one of 32 Democrats in the House who stood up to demands from the Obama Administration that a supplemental war budget be approved last June. It was a ballsy move, especially for Democrats in ...

FDL Movie Night: Rethink Afghanistan
Firedoglake — In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Robert Greenwald described his latest film, Rethink Afghanistan, as a way to ask “fundamental core questions:” “The argument we make in the film is that there are a lot of unanswered questions about the war: How many troops? What’s ...