Afghan Strategy

McChrystal: 'No Silver Bullets' For Success In Afghanistan

AP | ANNE GEARAN and ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 12.09.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — Questioned by skeptical lawmakers, the U.S. general running the war in Afghanistan said Tuesday he did not get as many troops as he...

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An Open Letter to President Obama About Afghanistan From William R. Polk

The Nation | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

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I was an early supporter of yours. So I hope you will accept the following analysis and proposals as being from a friend as well as a person with cons...

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Gates, Clinton Crucial Voting Bloc On Afghanistan

New York Times | Mark Landler and Thom Shanker | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

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The last time the Obama administration arrived at a moment of truth in the debate over what to do about Afghanistan, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Robert...

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White House: Leaving Afghanistan Not An Option

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

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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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McChrystal Criticism Mounts Within Obama Administration

Christian Science Monitor | Dan Murphey and Ben Arnoldy | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

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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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Afghan Strategy: Child Rapist Police Return Behind Shield Of US, UK Troops

Inter Press Service | Posted 08.29.2009 | World

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By Gareth Porter | Inter Press Service WASHINGTON, Jul 29 (IPS) - The strategy of the major U.S. and British military offensive in Afghanista...

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Afghan Strategy: US Troops Walk Fine Line Between Soldier And Sociologist

Sara Schonhardt | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

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Sara Schonhardt

Afghanistan is not Iraq, but neither is it the "good war" analysts long considered it. With US troops going deeper into Taliban territory, the confusion will grow stronger and the line between soldier and sociologist even thinner.

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