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President Obama: Afghanistan Needs More Than a Military Solution

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Afghanistan, Department of Defense, Anthony Zinni Obama, Anthony Zinni, War in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama, Afghan War, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Mcchrystal Afgahn Strategy, Department of State, Civil-Military Relations, Robert Gates, John Abizaid, Stanley McChrystal, Congressional Oversight, Afghan Civilians, Aghanistan, Afghanis, World News
Patricia DeGennaro

The news media has an annoying tendency to focus on the symptoms, not the disease.

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"Exit Strategy" Might Not Be What You Mean

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 11.30.2009 | World

Read More: Civil-Military Relations, Afghanistan, Exit Strategy, Counter-Terrorism, President Obama, Stanley McChrystal, Counterinsurgency, Afghan Taliban, World News
Lorelei Kelly

If we want to see this president succeed, a vocabulary shift is vital. The more we use leftover framing and messaging rhetoric from the Iraq War, the easier we make it for the right wing to do the same.

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The Only Way Out For Honduras

Adam Isacson | Posted 11.23.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras, Obama Latin America Policy, Democracy, Civil-Military Relations, Manuel Zelaya, Foreign Policy, World News
Adam Isacson

The amount of international pressure must increase now that Zelaya is back. And it must include absolute clarity that an election held under the coup government's auspices will be considered illegitimate.

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Another Baby Step on Honduras

Adam Isacson | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Democracy, Obama Latin America Policy, Honduras, Civil-Military Relations, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Manuel Zelaya, Foreign Policy, World News
Adam Isacson

To argue about whether the deposition was a coup, whether Manuel Zelaya is a capable leader, or whether this is about Hugo Chávez's influence, misses the point entirely.

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Afghanistan: Accusing Karzai

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 03.24.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Holbrooke Afghanistan, General Eikenberry, Richard Holbrooke, Civil-Military Relations, Military, Afghanistan, US Foreign Policy, War on Terror, State Department, World News
Patricia DeGennaro

Sure some of this mayhem is Karzai's fault and he may not be the best for Afghanistan in the future, but we, the international community, must leave that decision to the Afghans.

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Rank and File

Ray Kimball | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Political Activity, Military, Civil-Military Relations, 2008 Election, US Military, Obama Military, Politics News
Ray Kimball

For a soldier, there is a fine line between debating the issues of the day as a concerned citizen and injecting yourself into the partisan fray.

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