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US to begin Afghanistan troop surge within 3 weeks
Christmas in Afghanistan for the troop surge. On Tuesday, President Barack Obama announced the surge in US forces fighting the Taliban, bringing the US troop presence there to almost 100,000 in a buildup officials hope will secure Afghanistan and allow US soldiers to... Afghan Decision: Surge and Withdraw. Allies Confused!
In what could best be described as a mixed-message President Obama addressed the nation last night, with the characteristic staging to which we’ve become accustomed. Standing before a crowd of West Point Cadets Obama committed to sending 30,000 more combat troops into...
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Obama's Afghanistan Address: Excerpts
Chris Matthews is on MSNBC, along with Keith Olberman and Rachel Maddow, giving his commentary on Obama's national address, which was delivered beginning at 8 pm and finished just now. ... Afghanistan Strategy Discussed between Obama and Karzai
Tonight at 8pm EST, President Obama will be unveiling his strategy for Afghanistan. President Obama was burning up the phone lines yesterday briefing his allies. It is widely believed that President... Moore makes plea to Obama to re-think troop surge in Afghanistan
Controversial American filmmaker Michael Moore is urging President Barack Obama not to expand the war in Afghanistan, as Washington prepares to announce its troop surge in the... Obama set to decide on deploying 32,000+ troops to Afghanistan
President Obama has said that after the Thanksgiving holiday, he will commit to a decision about deploying as many as 35,000 extra troops to Afghanistan. MSNBC NEWS VIDEO "President Barack Obama said... Obama asks for study on Regional leaders before Troop decision
The Washington Post reports this morning that President Obama has asked a small group of senior advisers led by VP Joe Biden to conduct a study on what regions could be more effective as partners of the United... U.S. to increase size of army by 22,000
Robert Gates, U.S. Secretary of Defense, announced on Monday that the U.S. Army will increase its overall strength by 22,000 soldiers. The U.S. Army has an overall strength of 547,000. 130,000 are still... Troop Surge in Afghanistan is a Military Fallacy
" By Faryal Leghari Khaleej Times Online Afghanistan, at the centre of global strategic focus during the days of the Afghan jihad against the Soviet Occupation in the 1980s regained significance after 9/11 attacks as the US-led coalition launched strikes against the Taleben... Obama Performs ‘Surge-ry’ on Campaign Website
A New York Daily News report this morning highlights how Barack Obama’s staff performed virtual surgery of sorts over the weekend, purging his campaign web site of the presumptive Democrat Party presidential...Don't Believe Them
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- All major indicators of violence in Iraq have dropped by between 40 and 80 percent since February 2007, when President Bush committed an additional 30,000 troops to the war there, the Pentagon reported Monday. Don't believe a word of it.Republicans Would Rather Not Have Their Support for the Surge on Record
"How about we start with the clumsiest historical reference I've heard in a good long time? Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) on the anti-surge resolution passed in the House of Representatives yesterday:"Could you picture...House Passes Anti-Surge Resolution
"Cooler heads prevail in the House."Associated Press:The Democratic-controlled House issued a symbolic rejection of President Bush's plan to deploy more troops to Iraq on Friday, opening an epic confrontation...Debating Iraq Without Debating Iraq
"OK, this is just stupid. In the debate on Bush's surge in Iraq, GOP House leadership are urging Republican congresscritters not to debate the surge, Iraq, mistakes made in Iraq, or whether or not we can win in...Iran -- The Next War?
"Is the Bush administration trying to make a case for war with Iran? It's sure starting to look that way. The run up to war with Iraq and the current noise about Iran share some disturbing similarities."Editor...
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