Obama Troops Afghanistan

Garry Wills: Obama Buying Second Term With Lives of Young Americans

New York Review Of Books | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


I am told by people I respect that Barack Obama cannot pull out of both Iraq and Afghanistan without becoming a one-term president. I think that may b...

Carl Levin: Afghanistan Fight Needs Better Strategy

AP | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics


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

Obama Rules Out Drawdown In Afghanistan, But Mum On Troop Increase

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 10.07.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday ruled out shrinking the Afghanistan war to a counterterrorism campaign. Yet he did not signal whe...

Sam Stein

McCain: Obama Putting "Lives In More Danger" Without Bump In U.S. Afghan Forces

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


Sen. John McCain, (R-Ariz.) warned President Barack Obama on Tuesday that he will be risking American lives if he decides not to follow recommendation...

Obama's Afghanistan Policy Meets More Skepticism In Congress

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Congressional skepticism over the Obama administration's plans for Afghanistan mounted Sunday as four senators questioned whether m...

US Military Says Its Force In Afghanistan Is Insufficient To Complete Job

New York Times | HELENE COOPER | Posted 09.24.2009 | World


American military commanders with the NATO mission in Afghanistan told President Obama's chief envoy to the region this weekend that they did not have...