Obama and Afghanistan

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Obama's Afghanistan Plan: 30,000 Troops, No Endless Committment

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE and STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

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WEST POINT, N.Y. — Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Af...

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Obama CBS Interview: I'd Fire The Afghanistan Decision Leakers

AP | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

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AP BEIJING — President Barack Obama said Wednesday his upcoming strategy in Afghanistan will "put us on a path towards ending the war" and that ...

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GOP Is Withering About His Dithering

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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If you look before you leap / And worry that you're in too deep / If flag-draped coffins cost you sleep / You're "dithering."

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Obama Afghanistan Choice Is In Or Out, No Middle Ground: Eugene Robinson

Washington Post | Eugene Robinson | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

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Barack Obama didn't set out to be a "war president," but that's what history compels him to be. The nation and the world are fortunate that he doesn't...

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Carl Levin: Afghanistan Fight Needs Better Strategy

AP | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A leading Democrat on military matters says a better strategy and a firm resolve to succeed in Afghanistan are more important than ...

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The New Anti-War Movement: Obama Faces Growing Backlash Over Afghanistan

The Daily Beast | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

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As President Obama's generals consider asking for more troops in Afghanistan, the White House is finding itself confronted with a new problem: lefty w...

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Obama and His Base: Disillusioned, Yet Again

Rick Horowitz | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

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It was the gnawing in his gut that gave it away, that creepy-crawly upset in the pre-dawn darkness. He turned himself to one side, then to the other, ...

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