Afghanistan Policy

Obama Promises To 'Finish The Job' In Afghanistan

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — War-weary Americans will support more fighting in Afghanistan once they understand the perils of losing, President Barack Obama dec...

Sam Stein

Lieberman: Afghanistan Could Turn Into Post-WWII Germany Being Overrun By Nazis

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics


One of the chief proponents for increasing U.S. force levels in Afghanistan argued on Thursday that to pursue any lesser strategy would be the equival...

Our Afghan Money Pit: Ambassador Asks For Major Increase

Washington Post | Karen DeYoung and Greg Jaffe | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics


The United States will not meet its goals in Afghanistan without a major increase in planned spending on development and civilian reconstruction next ...

White House Debate Led To Plan To Widen Effort In Afghanistan

New York Times | HELENE COOPER and ERIC SCHMITT | Posted 04.28.2009 | Politics


President Obama's plan to widen United States involvement in Afghanistan came after an internal debate in which Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. war...

Editorial: Warning To The US: Beware Treating Afghanistan Like Iraq

The Independent | Patrick Cockburn | Posted 03.30.2009 | World


President Obama is likely to announce in the coming days that he will withdraw all US combat troops from Iraq by August 2010. Many of these soldiers w...

Sam Stein

Brzezinski: Obama Risks Getting "Bogged Down" In Afghanistan

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics


President Obama's decision to deploy an additional 17,000 troops to Afghanistan has, as was expected, provoked concern among foreign policy observers ...