Obama Afghanistan Speech

Obama's Afghanistan Speech Well-Received By Afghans Who Want An Enduring American Presence

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 05.03.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- By 4 a.m. on Wednesday, the helicopters that had spent much of the night hovering low over the homes in the international part o...

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Afghanistan: The Debate We Should Be Having

James Zogby | Posted 08.25.2011

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In a real sense, there were no surprises in the president's announcement, or in the reactions. What is troubling, however, is that the debate focused on numbers and dates and not on the war itself and what really needs to be done to end it. In this, I have problems with both sides.

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The Way Forward at Home

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 08.24.2011

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Though we may not be leaving Afghanistan completely at the moment, the president is taking the appropriate initial steps.

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WATCH: Petraeus Backs Obama On Afghanistan Drawdown

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.23.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, told members of Congress Thursday that he backs President Barack Obama's pla...

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Criticizes Obama's Troop Withdrawal Plan

AP | By ROBERT BURNS | Posted 08.23.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military's top officer told Congress on Thursday that President Barack Obama's decision to withdraw up to 33,000 troops from Af...

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Obama Afghanistan Plan Sparks Criticism From Both Sides

AP | JULIE PACE and BEN FELLER | Posted 08.23.2011

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WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are leading the criticism of President Barack Obama's plan for withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan, ar...

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WATCH: Maddow Not Happy With Obama Speech

Posted 08.23.2011

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Rachel Maddow pronounced herself disappointed by President Obama's Wednesday night speech on Afghanistan, saying it signaled "a further continuation" ...

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GOP Presidential Candidates React To Obama's Afghanistan Speech

Posted 08.22.2011

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President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday evening that the United States would begin the process of bringing home thousands of troops stationed in...

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Democrats Disappointed With Obama's Afghanistan Speech

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.22.2011

WASHINGTON -- Democratic lawmakers who have been pressing for a sizable and significant withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan almost universally ...

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Obama's Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal Speech

Posted 08.22.2011

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In a speech to the nation Wednesday night, President Barack Obama announced the withdrawal of 10,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year an...

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Obama Announces Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal In Speech To Nation

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.22.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In a much-anticipated prime time address on Wednesday, President Barack Obama laid out the beginning of the U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan...

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Churches Call For U.S. To Pull Out Of Afghanistan

Posted 08.22.2011

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By Jack Jenkins c. 2011 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) As President Obama prepared plans to bring a limited number of U.S. troops home fro...

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After A Decade, Gen. Petraeus' Counterinsurgency Strategy Is Deemed A Failure

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 08.22.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan signals the beginning of the end for the ambitious counterinsurgen...

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Aid, Not War In Afghanistan

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.22.2011

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We recognize that legitimate ethical and moral issues are at stake in Afghanistan, but we humbly believe there is a better way than war to address these important issues.

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Obama Sets Course For Troop Withdrawal In Afghanistan

AP | BEN FELLER and JULIE PACE | Posted 08.22.2011

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WASHINGTON — Beginning to wind down a long and devastating war, President Barack Obama announced Wednesday night he was pulling home 33,000 U.S....

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WATCH: John McCain Argues With Democratic Senator About Afghanistan Withdrawal

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- One day before President Obama is set to announce the beginning of the troop drawdown in Afghanistan, a Democratic senator is coming out...

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President Obama's Flawed Premises In Afghanistan (VIDEO)

Rethink Afghanistan | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama made a surprise visit to Bagram, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2010, where he met with President Karzai and spoke to American and internat...

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Obama West Point Speech On Afghanistan: Full Details

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE and STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 05.25.2011

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WEST POINT, N.Y. — Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Af...

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Where is the Freedom for Afghan Women?

Charity Tooze | Posted 05.25.2011

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While the current U.S. and Afghanistan governments continue to work to defeat the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, the eight-year-old promise to help relieve the oppression of women and girls has largely gone unmet.

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Reporter Took Gun To Obama's West Point Speech, Asked To Leave

TPM LiveWire | Rachel Slajda | December 3, 2009, 3:41PM | Posted 05.25.2011

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A local reporter attempting to cover President Obama's speech at West Point this week was not allowed in when he told security officials he had a hunt...

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Obama's Questions For Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just under three years ago, when another presidential administration was insisting that its military commitment in a faraway land was not open-ended -...

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Obama Afghanistan Speech LIVE: Watch Video, Twitter Analysis

Posted 05.25.2011

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Thinking Outside the Box: What Obama Could Have Said

Lawrence Wittner | Posted 05.25.2011

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If after sending soldiers to wage this war, al Qaeda maintains its foothold, the Taliban is stronger, Afghanistan is more unstable and anti-Americanism is on the rise, why should we expect a better outcome when we do more of the same?

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Fox News Wins Obama Afghanistan Speech Ratings

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fox News handily won the cable news ratings race Tuesday night for President Obama's speech at West Point about sending more troops to Afghanistan. F...

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Obama Afghanistan Speech TEXT, VIDEO: Watch West Point Address

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Tuesday, President Obama laid out his Afghanistan war strategy in an address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The president talked about...

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