Obama Afghan War

Obama's Clinical Trial on Afghanistan

Sam Isaac Edwards | Posted 12.16.2009 | World


Sam Isaac Edwards

Walking the streets of this ancient and haunting city, imbibing its culture and recalling its history, one can easily recognize why it suffers from a condition that can only be described as "perpetual dysfunction."

Obama Calls War Council Together For Meeting On Afghanistan

AP | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called his war council together Monday as he moves toward a decision on whether to add more U.S. forces in A...

Obama Faces Showdowns On Health Care, Afghanistan, Jobs

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will have scant time to rest up from his eight-day Asia trip. On Saturday, two days after his return to Wash...

Arlen Specter: We Should Not Send More Troops To Afghanistan

The Washington Independent | Spencer Ackerman | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics


On a blogger conference call this afternoon, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) announced he can't support a potential addition of U.S. troops in Afghanistan....

Fred Thompson: Afghanistan War 'Has Been Lost'

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics


Former Sen. Fred Thompson today intensified his party's criticism of President Obama's long deliberation over policy in Afghanistan, announcing that O...

Does Obama Have A 'Credibility Gap' On Afghanistan?

Mother Jones | David Corn | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics


President Barack Obama is still working on his big decision: what to do about the Afghanistan war? On Wednesday, he held another Situation Room strate...

Obama Narrows Afghan Strategy To 4 Possible Options

AP | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — The White House says President Barack Obama has narrowed down his decision for an Afghanistan strategy to four options. ...

Obama Afghanistan Decision: President Will Miss Self-Imposed Deadline

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Though the White House had been shooting for the president to make an announcement about his new strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan between November...

Afghanistan Vote Masks Obama's Predicament, Again

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's relief at the agreement that could quiet the political crisis over Afghanistan's spoiled election masks hi...

Public Approval Of Obama's Handling Of Afghan War Drops: Poll

washingtonpost.com | Dan Balz and Jon Cohen | Posted 10.21.2009 | World


As President Obama and his war cabinet deliberate a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan, Americans are evenly and deeply divided over whether he s...

Gates: Advice To Obama On Afghan War Should Stay Private

google.com | Dan De Luce (AFP) – 5 Hours Ago | Posted 10.05.2009 | World


WASHINGTON US military officers and civilians advising President Barack Obama on Afghanistan should keep their views private, Defense Secretary Robert...

White House: Leaving Afghanistan Not An Option

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday that President Barack Obama is not considering a strategy for Afghanistan that would withdraw U.S. troo...

Gates: Military Will Fall In Line Behind Obama On Afghanistan

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. military will not hesitate in carrying out whatever mission President Barack Obama dec...

McChrystal Criticism Mounts Within Obama Administration

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


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...

Biden Afghanistan Plan Gaining Traction In Obama White House

nytimes.com | PETER BAKER and ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 11.23.2009 | World


WASHINGTON -- President Obama is exploring alternatives to a major troop increase in Afghanistan, including a plan advocated by Vice President Joseph ...

Obama: I Won't Rush Afghan Troop Decision

washingtonpost.com | Karen DeYoung | Posted 11.17.2009 | World


President Obama pushed back Wednesday against pressure to make a decision about sending more troops to Afghanistan, saying he will resist any attempt ...

Obama To VFW: Afghan War "Fundamental" To U.S. Security

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 09.17.2009 | World


PHOENIX — President Barack Obama chastised the defense industry and a freespending Congress on Monday for wasting tax dollars "with doctrine and...