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faustasblog.com - 8 hours ago
How bad schools affect the military
— faustasblog.com — Michael Fumento , writing at Forbes, explains why Americans are Not Fit For Combat Low education and high-fat diets are keeping Americans out of the military . … About three-fourths of the nation’s 17- to 24-year-olds can’t join the military, largely due to these ... (more) How bad schools affect the military

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The war on corruption
mudvillegazette.com - 13 hours ago
The war on corruption
— mudvillegazette.com — The best answer to the question " can we win in Afghanistan in spite of corruption in the government? " might be another question: which government ? ***** Defense news: Improvements in Afghan Governance Will Take Time, Gates Says . Video here . "Do you think there's any ... (more) The war on corruption

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Afghanistan Latest Blog Posts

AFP Writes Up Proposed Tax With 'Next to No Chance' of Passage to Set Stage For the Real Thing
60 minutes ago at NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
Chris Matthews Criticizes Obama Using Cheney's "Dithering" Remark (VIDEO)
78 minutes ago at Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Chris Matthews Criticizes Obama Using Cheney's "Dithering" Remark (VIDEO)
78 minutes ago at The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
A View from the Hill – Mark Begich
109 minutes ago at The Mudflats
Re: Price: It's more than a military decision
2 hours ago at newsobserver.com projects - Comments
mudvillegazette.com - 15 hours ago
Warlords and Warlords
— mudvillegazette.com — From Foreign Policy's AfPak Channel Daily Brief : As part of her media outreach following yesterday's inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a brief but wide-ranging interview to Afghanistan's Azadi Radio ( State Department , AFP ). Maintaining ... (more) Warlords and Warlords

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cqpolitics.com - 10 hours ago
Democrats Propose Surtax to Cover War Costs
— cqpolitics.com — CQ TODAY MIDDAY UPDATE Nov. 20, 2009 – 1:43 p.m. Democrats Propose Surtax to Cover War Costs Senior House Democrats have introduced legislation that would impose a surtax beginning in 2011 to cover the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The ... (more) Democrats Propose Surtax to Cover War Costs

Comments vote down The Corner on National Review Online found this 10 hours agofound this
thecable.foreignpolicy.com - 9 hours ago
Specter: Big troop request would meet "cold" reception in Congress
— thecable.foreignpolicy.com — Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter said Thursday he would not support any troop increase to Afghanistan and predicted a troop increase announcement would meet a cold reception on Capitol Hill. "We ought not to add troops to Afghanistan, I ... (more) Specter: Big troop request would meet "cold" reception ...

Comments vote down Daily Kos found this 9 hours agofound this
faustasblog.com - 17 hours ago
What are troops good for? Photo ops!
— faustasblog.com — Obama Tells Troops: “You Guys Make a Pretty Good Photo-Op” Such tact, such wit. And if you’re in Afghanistan, hold tight for your turn, White House aides: No Afghan decision before Thanksgiving (h/t Dymphna ); however, the WaPo managed to save the soundbite, so to speak, Obama ... (more) What are troops good for? Photo ops!

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Afghanistan's Insurgency Now Stronger Than Ever As Insurgents Use Children As Weapons
wcbstv.com - 13 hours ago
Afghanistan's Insurgency Now Stronger Than Ever As Insurgents Use Children As Weapons
— wcbstv.com — (CBS News) The war President-elect Barack Obama is inheriting in Afghanistan includes an insurgency that's stronger than ever. And it's creeping ever-closer to the Afghan capital. In a video obtained by CBS News, a U.S. convoy is attacked less than ... (more) Afghanistan's Insurgency Now Stronger Than Ever As ...

Comments vote down The Reaction found this 13 hours agofound this
Intelligentsia against intelligence
oregonlive.com - 15 hours ago
Intelligentsia against intelligence
— oregonlive.com — David Sirota: Today, screeds calling for leaders to prioritize lightning-fast decisions over measured deliberations are increasingly commonplace in the Washington intelligentsia, even after an Iraq debacle brought on by the same ideological ... (more) Intelligentsia against intelligence

Comments vote down Open Left - Front Page found this 15 hours agofound this
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 31 hours ago
Chuck Todd's interview with Obama
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Ali Weinberg As we mentioned in First Thoughts , NBC's Chuck Todd sat down with President Obama to discuss Afghanistan, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, health care, the U.S. economy, and even reports about the president's weight loss. Below ... (more) Chuck Todd's interview with Obama

Comments vote down The Corner on National Review Online found this 31 hours agofound this
Checking In
blackfive.net - 14 hours ago
Checking In
— blackfive.net — Radio check hires_091109-M-5751H-190 U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean Cain, with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, performs a radio check during a security patrol in the Nawa district of the Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 9, ... (more) Checking In

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politico.com - 35 hours ago
Fred Thompson: Afghan war 'has been lost'
— politico.com — Former Senator Fred Thompson today intensified his party's criticism of President Obama's long deliberation over policy in Afghanistan, announcing that Obama's delay signals that "the war has been lost" and that nothing the president now ... (more) Fred Thompson: Afghan war 'has been lost'

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Kilcullen: It’s all or nothing, Mr. President
ricks.foreignpolicy.com - 2 days ago
Kilcullen: It’s all or nothing, Mr. President
— ricks.foreignpolicy.com — Last night I went to see David Kilcullen, the most quotable Australian since the Brothers Gibb, report on his most recent tour of Afghanistan. This is a great way to begin a speech: One afternoon about six weeks ago I got ambushed in a valley ... (more) Kilcullen: It’s all or nothing, Mr. President

Comments vote down Firedoglake found this 2 days agofound this
foxnews.com - 32 hours ago
Obama Won't Make Afghan Decision Before Thanksgiving, Aides Say
— foxnews.com — President Obama will not announce a decision on his war strategy in Afghanistan before Thanksgiving, his aides told Fox News on Thursday. The latest development on the fate of up to 40,000 U.S. troops came at the tail end of the president's eight-day ... (more) Obama Won't Make Afghan Decision Before Thanksgiving, ...

Comments vote down JustOneMinute found this 32 hours agofound this
In Leaning on Karzai, U.S. Has Limited Leverage
nytimes.com - 9 days ago
In Leaning on Karzai, U.S. Has Limited Leverage
— nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — When President Obama delivered a rare and public call last week for President Hamid Karzai to crack down on corruption in Afghanistan , there was one glaring omission from his remarks — an “or else.” Mr. Obama’s exclusion of the obvious ... (more) In Leaning on Karzai, U.S. Has Limited Leverage

Comments vote down Hot Air » Top Picks found this 9 days agofound this
The cost of on-the-job training (Politico)
politico.com - 38 hours ago
The cost of on-the-job training (Politico)
— politico.com — Politico - In an Ideas piece, Romney says Obama's lack of experience is evident in his handling of Afghanistan. (more) The cost of on-the-job training (Politico)

Comments vote down Althouse found this 38 hours agofound this
NATO expects more resources for Afghan training
news.yahoo.com - 37 hours ago
NATO expects more resources for Afghan training
— news.yahoo.com — LONDON (Reuters) NATO's secretary-general said on Wednesday he expected alliance members to provide more resources for training Afghan troops and police, but would not comment on exact troop numbers. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told parliament ... (more) NATO expects more resources for Afghan training

Comments vote down TomDispatch found this 37 hours agofound this
latimes.com - 5 days ago
Obama must rethink rethinking Afghanistan -
— latimes.com — His strategy deliberations are starting to look like dangerous indecision. Barack Obama is in danger of giving deliberation a bad name. The decision about whether to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan was never going to be easy, but events -- ... (more) Obama must rethink rethinking Afghanistan -

Comments vote down The Corner on National Review Online found this 5 days agofound this
Gates Condemns Leaks on U.S. Afghan Policy and Ft. Hood
nytimes.com - 23 hours ago
Gates Condemns Leaks on U.S. Afghan Policy and Ft. Hood
— nytimes.com — OSHKOSH, Wis. — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is normally a mild-mannered man, at least in public, but he unleashed a torrent on Thursday about leaks during the investigation of the Foot Hood shootings and during President Obama ’s deliberations ... (more) Gates Condemns Leaks on U.S. Afghan Policy and Ft. Hood

Comments vote down Antiwar.com Original found this 23 hours agofound this
upi.com - 23 hours ago
Obama weighs hybrid Afghan war plan
— upi.com — WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A hybrid option for additional resources in Afghanistan is under consideration Wednesday by U.S. President Barack Obama and his top military strategists. Obama is said to be considering as many as four separate options to ... (more) Obama weighs hybrid Afghan war plan

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