Obama West Point Speech

Who's the Huckster for This High-Interest War?

Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Afghanistan, either the general or the president (or both) is a huckster for this high-interest war. We'll know from the White House's response to this military media blitz just who the huckster really is.

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War Propaganda: Soldiers Become Pawns For The Powerful

Jake Diliberto | Posted 05.25.2011

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As a Patriotic American and a former Marine, I urge all of us to get realistic about this war. At the rate of 8 billion dollars a month, do Americans want to be in Afghanistan for the next 15 years?

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West Point Cadets Will Serve 'In Harm's Way'

AP | MICHAEL HILL | Posted 05.25.2011

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WEST POINT, N.Y. — Warned by President Barack Obama that they face a long, dangerous road, U.S. Military Academy graduates said they were undaun...

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The Afghanistan Parenthesis [UPDATED]

David Bromwich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Recent restatements of policy from high-ranking administration officials flatly contradicts what Americans heard the president declare last Tuesday at West Point.

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The Forgotten Cost of War: Caring for Veterans

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama has finally laid out his strategy for Afghanistan. Unfortunately, he did so without using the word "veteran" and without articulating any back-end support for our returning troops.

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Obama Afghanistan Speech TEXT, VIDEO: Watch West Point Address

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Tuesday, President Obama laid out his Afghanistan war strategy in an address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The president talked about...

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Obama West Point Speech On Afghanistan: Full Details

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE and STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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President Obama Did Use The Word 'Terrorism' At West Point, Despite What You May Have Heard

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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It seems to me that if the aftermath of the Crotchfire Attack on NWA Flight 253 proved anything about Representative Peter King (R-N.Y.), it's that hi...

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Are We Not Romans?

Michael Vlahos | Posted 05.25.2011

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Americans like to compare themselves to old Romans, especially those martial neocons-of-the-soft-hands and their adder-tongued women. But hearken: It may be a fair analogy.

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What Does 30,000 Troops Really Buy Us?

Megan Carpentier | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is a graceful withdrawal and a less unstable puppet government worth more American lives? Are those lives really worth that "success"?

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Obama Afghanistan Speech: Reactions, Analysis

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Obama laid out his plan for the buildup of U.S. troops in Afghanistan Tuesday night in a speech at the United States Military Academy, saying that "ou...

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Obama Afghanistan Speech LIVE: Watch Video, Twitter Analysis

Posted 05.25.2011

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Follow the Afghanistan hearing live through our curated Twitter lists. Do you know a tweeter who's perfect for one of these lists? Email us at twitter...

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Are War Generals Undermining Obama's Command In Afghanistan?

Politico | DAVID ROGERS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Implicit in the president's decision is an effective cap of about 100,000 for the American force, but top Democrats fear that unless Obama is more ass...

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Obama's Afghan Deadline Was Right

Stephen Schlesinger | Posted 05.25.2011

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The most explosive controversy over President Obama's address at West Point is the deadline he has proposed for the beginning of withdrawal of US forc...

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Obama's Afghan War Plan: Nine Key Points

Posted 05.25.2011

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The basic details of President Obama's new Afghanistan strategy have been slowly emerging over the last 2 days, providing an increasingly clear pictur...

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More and More, Obama Seems a Faux Liberal

John R. MacArthur | Posted 05.25.2011

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Instead of shoring up Obama's image of goodness, liberals really should be asking, "Does the president have a conscience?" Because if he does, he's really no better than Nixon.

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Reporter Took Gun To Obama's West Point Speech, Asked To Leave

TPM LiveWire | Rachel Slajda | December 3, 2009, 3:41PM | Posted 05.25.2011

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A local reporter attempting to cover President Obama's speech at West Point this week was not allowed in when he told security officials he had a hunt...

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A Few Small Questions About Obama's Afghanistan Surge

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why would any civilian, an expert in agriculture or public health or energy infrastructure, be willing to give his or her life for a project to which our president is not fully committed?

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Obama's Speech By The Words: Low On Democracy, Heavy On Security

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama's speech at West Point on Tuesday night, in which he announced the addition of U.S. 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, was more about broad...

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The Afghan Speech Obama Should Give, But Won't

TomDispatch | Tom Dispatch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sure, the quote in the over-title is only my fantasy. No one in Washington -- no less President Obama -- ever said, "This administration ended, rather...

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Obama's Use Of 'Terror': Reporters Still Struggling To Use Internet To Verify Claims

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the last things I did in 2009 was to lament the awesome stupidity of a press corps that seemed unable to do even basic fact-checking, such as u...

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Obama at West Point: One Week Later

William Astore | Posted 05.25.2011

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I worry that we are not informed citizens. I worry about putting our promising young men and women in harm's way. But most of all, I worry that this fight might be lost and unjust.

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9/11? Yes, 9/11.

Oliver Willis | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you don't support increasing the amount of troops, that is a fine and patriotic position to have, but folks on the Left have got to quit rewriting history by pretending Obama is somehow suddenly a hawk on Afghanistan.

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Obama West Point Speech: Best Photos From The Night

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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After months of careful deliberation, President Obama laid out his plans for Afghanistan in a speech at West Point Tuesday night. See the best photos ...

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Questions Obama Has To Answer Tonight

Jon Soltz | Posted 05.25.2011

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By deploying an additional 34k troops, without speeding up the departure from Iraq, our force will remain overstretched. How does the administration reconcile this issue?

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