Obama Afghan War

Wars of Attrition

Nick Turse | Posted 04.24.2012

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More than 40 years after the Vietnam War's Tet Offensive, after more than a decade of war in Afghanistan, even after reviving the counterinsurgency doctrine (only to see it crash-and-burn in short order), the U.S. military still doesn't get it.

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Overcoming Contradictions

Kathy Kelly | Posted 01.16.2012

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The 72 percent of Australians who no longer want Australian troops to participate in the U.S./NATO war in Afghanistan will have to work very hard to be heard by their leaders.

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We, the 99%, Demand the End of the Wars Now

Robert Naiman | Posted 12.07.2011

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A key lesson from Iraq for Afghanistan is this: we can force the Pentagon to eat a timetable for military withdrawal, and once we've forced them to eat it, we have the ability to force them to keep it down.

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On War and Peace, the Senate Starts to Move

Robert Naiman | Posted 08.09.2011

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Whatever may be true in any other arena, in trying to restrain any President on war powers -- always an extremely difficult task -- broad, bipartisan action is essential.

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Obama Administration Entered Direct, Secret Talks With Taliban Leaders: Report

The New Yorker | Steve Koll | Posted 05.25.2011

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On August 22, 1998, Mullah Omar, the emir of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, made a cold call to the State Department. The United States had just lobbed cr...

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Commander: US Can't Seal Afghan-Pakistan Border

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — There's no practical way for U.S. troops to seal Afghanistan's vast border with Pakistan and stop all Taliban fighters from slippin...

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Afghanistan War Initiative Losing Support From Liberal Lawmakers

POLITICO | Jonathan Allen and Marin Cogan | Posted 05.25.2011

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As President Barack Obama reaffirms his Afghanistan policy, he's also emboldening critics in Congress who think he should use a shakeup in commanding ...

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Obama Administration Officials Debate Each Other On Exit Plan For Afghan War (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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In advance of President Obama's State of the Union address tomorrow night, Rethink Afghanistan is urging the President to offer some clarity on what o...

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Arlen Specter: We Should Not Send More Troops To Afghanistan

The Washington Independent | Spencer Ackerman | Posted 05.25.2011

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On a blogger conference call this afternoon, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) announced he can't support a potential addition of U.S. troops in Afghanistan....

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Public Approval Of Obama's Handling Of Afghan War Tumbles: Poll

washingtonpost.com | Dan Balz and Jon Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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As President Obama and his war cabinet deliberate a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan, Americans are evenly and deeply divided over whether he s...

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McChrystal Criticism Mounts Within Obama Administration

Christian Science Monitor | Dan Murphey and Ben Arnoldy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lt. Col. Edward Stein, a US Army Ranger, had a specific task for the Afghan soldiers he was training: Do a security check in Kabul ahead of a speech b...

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Obama Calls War Council Together For Meeting On Afghanistan

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called his war council together Monday as he moves toward a decision on whether to add more U.S. forces in A...

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Obama Narrows Afghan Strategy To 4 Possible Options

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — The White House says President Barack Obama has narrowed down his decision for an Afghanistan strategy to four options. ...

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White House: Leaving Afghanistan Not An Option

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday that President Barack Obama is not considering a strategy for Afghanistan that would withdraw U.S. troo...

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Fred Thompson: Afghanistan War 'Has Been Lost'

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Sen. Fred Thompson today intensified his party's criticism of President Obama's long deliberation over policy in Afghanistan, announcing that O...

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Afghanistan Vote Masks Obama's Predicament, Again

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's relief at the agreement that could quiet the political crisis over Afghanistan's spoiled election masks hi...

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Obama Faces Showdowns On Health Care, Afghanistan, Jobs

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will have scant time to rest up from his eight-day Asia trip. On Saturday, two days after his return to Wash...

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Obama Afghanistan Decision: President Will Miss Self-Imposed Deadline

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Though the White House had been shooting for the president to make an announcement about his new strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan between November...

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Gates: Military Will Fall In Line Behind Obama On Afghanistan

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. military will not hesitate in carrying out whatever mission President Barack Obama dec...

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Obama's Clinical Trial on Afghanistan

Sam Isaac Edwards | Posted 05.25.2011

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Walking the streets of this ancient and haunting city, imbibing its culture and recalling its history, one can easily recognize why it suffers from a condition that can only be described as "perpetual dysfunction."

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Does Obama Have A 'Credibility Gap' On Afghanistan?

Mother Jones | David Corn | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama is still working on his big decision: what to do about the Afghanistan war? On Wednesday, he held another Situation Room strate...

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Gates: Obama Advice On Afghan War Should Stay Private

google.com | Dan De Luce (AFP) – 5 Hours Ago | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON US military officers and civilians advising President Barack Obama on Afghanistan should keep their views private, Defense Secretary Robert...

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Obama Considers Dramatically Shifting Afghan War Strategy

nytimes.com | PETER BAKER and ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Obama is exploring alternatives to a major troop increase in Afghanistan, including a plan advocated by Vice President Joseph ...

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Obama: I Won't Rush Afghan Troop Decision

washingtonpost.com | Karen DeYoung | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama pushed back Wednesday against pressure to make a decision about sending more troops to Afghanistan, saying he will resist any attempt ...

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Obama: Afghan War "Fundamental"

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHOENIX — President Barack Obama chastised the defense industry and a freespending Congress on Monday for wasting tax dollars "with doctrine and...

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