Pentagon Afghanistan

David Wood

In Afghanistan, The Pentagon Sees Risk 'Everywhere'

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 12.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As the U.S. war in Afghanistan enters its second decade, a new Pentagon assessment acknowledged that the Taliban insurgency remains "res...

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The War Addicts: 2016 and Then Some

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Like people bingeing on anything, the present Pentagon and military cast of characters can't stop themselves. The thought that in Afghanistan or anywhere else they might have to go on a diet, as sooner or later they will, is deeply unnerving.

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Dan Froomkin

'Plan B' For Afghanistan Aims To Spark Long Overdue Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nine long years into a war in Afghanistan that two out of three Americans no longer support, a group of disillusioned foreign policy experts is trying...

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Democrats Challenge Pentagon On Afghanistan

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY and PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A schism deepened Wednesday between U.S. war leaders and Congress as lawmakers – crucial Democrats among them – challen...

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US Pays $400 Per Gallon For Gas In Afghanistan: Pentagon

The Hill | Roxana Tiron | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Pentagon pays an average of $400 to put a gallon of fuel into a combat vehicle or aircraft in Afghanistan. The statistic is likely to play into t...

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Pentagon Worried About Obama's Commitment To Afghanistan

Yahoo! News | Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy Newspapers | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The prospect that U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal may ask for as many as 45,000 additional American troops in Afghanistan is fueling g...

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Pentagon Extends Tours Of Duty For Marines In Afghanistan

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. Th...

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Pentagon: Taliban Regrouped In Afghanistan, Attacks Likely To Increase

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Taliban has regrouped after its initial fall from power in Afghanistan and the pace of its attacks is likely to increase this y...

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