Afganistan Troop Increase

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Troop Increases and the Irony of Afghanistan

Kit Gallant | Posted 10.30.2009 | World

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Is it not ludicrous to imagine that adding soldiers is the appropriate method for achieving our (vague) goals, given that our problems clearly don't stem from a military inferiority?

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President Obama Gives In to Pressure; Orders 40,000 Gay Troops to Afghanistan

Lee Stranahan | Posted 10.27.2009 | Comedy

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President Obama said the move was both a victory for human dignity and for pointless wars we can't possibly win.

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Why Is the UK in Afghanistan?

James Denselow | Posted 10.15.2009 | World

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The British priority in Afghanistan is less about any particular vision for a democratic, stable or terrorist free country, but rather the strategic future of NATO and more importantly the US-UK alliance.

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Afghan Troop Increase "Would Be A Hard Sell": Gates

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said it could be difficult for the United States to add troops in Afghanistan beyond the 68,000 already approved, ...

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New Report Reveals Why We'll Be Paying for the Iraq Occupation for Years to Come, Withdrawal or Not

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 04.30.2009 | World

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With last week's announced escalation of the war in Afghanistan, Obama blew the lid off of any lingering perceptions that he represents a significant change in how the U.S. conducts its foreign policy.

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Welcome to "Obama's War"

Tom Andrews | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics

As someone who was growing up as LBJ's war was tearing his administration down, I had a pit in my stomach as I watched President Obama announce his "Af-Pak" policy.

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Obama Got Afghanistan/Pakistan Right

Jon Soltz | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics

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We've finally left fantasy-land, where America can simply go somewhere, topple a government, and western-style democracies will pop up and thrive. Afghanistan is a very different beast.

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I Wanted to Stop Bush's Surge, but I Support Obama's Stabilization

Jonathan Powers | Posted 03.21.2009 | World

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I hope you will join me in supporting our President Obama and our troops who work to stabilize this "deteriorating situation."

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Obama Approves Troop Increase To Afghanistan: Global Responses (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 03.21.2009 | World

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Yesterday President Barack Obama approved the deployment of 17,000 United States troops to Afghanistan, AFP reports. The move led to responses from ac...

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August 21, 2008: The Day John McCain's Campaign Died

Mitchell Bard | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics

There has been an amazing confluence of events, and If McCain survives the last 24 hours, I'm not sure what it will take to stop him.

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Thousands Of Troops Told To Prepare For Afghan Tour

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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About 3,200 Marines are being told to prepare to go to Afghanistan, military officials said Monday, in an effort to boost combat troop levels and get ...

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