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Obama on Afghanistan: The response to can't always be "we need even more troops." (video)
youtube.com - 3/29/2009
Obama on Afghanistan: The response to can't always be "we need even more troops." (video)
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Obama on Afghanistan: The response to can't always be "we need even more troops."
A New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan
whitehouse.gov - 3/27/2009
A New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan
— whitehouse.gov — “Good morning," began the President today. "Today, I am announcing a comprehensive, new strategy for Afghanistan and... Pakistan." (more) A New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan

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americanprogress.org - 3/26/2009
Sustainable Security in Afghanistan: Crafting an Effective and Responsible Strategy for the ...
— americanprogress.org — Prevent Afghanistan from being used as a safe haven for terrorist and extremist groups with a global... reach to attack the United States, its allies, and its interests Prevent a security vacuum in Afghanistan from destabilizing Pakistan and the region ... (more) Sustainable Security in Afghanistan: Crafting an ...

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Think Progress:  Obama On Afghanistan: I Will Not ‘Simply Assume That More Troops Always Result In An Improved Situation’

The Hollywood Liberal:  Obama On Afghanistan: I Will Not ?Simply Assume That More Troops Always Result In An Improved Situation?

Matthew Yglesias:  Obama Fights the Logic of Escalation in Afghanistan

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Obama On Afghanistan: I Will Not ‘Simply Assume That More Troops Always Result In An Improved Situation’
Think Progress — Since President Obama announced his new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan last week, he and his administration have been careful to distinguish it from President Bush’s surge in Iraq. Today on Fox News Sunday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates stressed that the focus of the mission in Afghanistan has been “narrowed”: “I think what we need to focus on…is making headway and reversing the Taliban’s momentum and strengthening the Afghan army and police, and really going after Al Qaeda.” Today in an interview with CBS’s Bob Schieffer, Obama underscored this point. He pointed out that the reason he has increased troops ...

Obama On Afghanistan: I Will Not ?Simply Assume That More Troops Always Result In An Improved Situation?
The Hollywood Liberal — Obama On Afghanistan: I Will Not ?Simply Assume That More Troops Always Result In An Improved Situation? Since President Obama announced his new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan last week, he and his administration have been careful to distinguish it from President Bush’s surge in Iraq. Today on Fox News Sunday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates stressed that the focus of the mission in Afghanistan has been “narrowed”: “I think what we need […] Since President Obama announced his new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan last week, he and his administration have been careful to distinguish it from President Bush’s surge in Iraq. Today on Fox News Sunday, Defense ...

Obama Fights the Logic of Escalation in Afghanistan
Matthew Yglesias — I think there’s a good case to be made for something resembling the Obama administration’s approach to Afghanistan. The problem, however, is that it might not work. And I worry that if we run into problems, the administration will find itself caught up in the logic of escalation, which holds that if the initial effort to pour more resources in failed, then we need to pour even more resources in. I think that’s wrong. I think it’s smart to make an effort to put the kind of resources into Afghanistan that we should have sent in years ago. But if 12-18 months from now it’s not working, we need to scale back our goals not further escalate. ...

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