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Too Big to Fail?: Why All the President's Afghan Options Are Bad Ones

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 11.01.2009 | World

Read More: Gen. Stanley McCrystal, Hank Paulson, John Kerry, Richard Holbrooke, Vietnam War, Afghanistan, General Petraeus, War in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai, World News
Tom Engelhardt

Our leaders evidently never saw a war to which the word "more" didn't apply. Hence the Afghan War, where impending disaster is just an invitation to fuel the flames of an already roaring fire.

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Hillary Clinton Has Intense Exchange With Students In Pakistan

news.aol.com | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Al Qaida, Richard Holbrooke, Pakistan, Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, Al Qaeda, Politics News

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that Pakistan squandered opportunities over the years to kill or capture leaders of the a...

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Basic Truths in Hoh Resignation Letter Were True When He Took His Job

David Quigg | Posted 10.30.2009 | World

Read More: Andrew Bacevich, President Obama, Andrew Sullivan, Garrison Keillor, George W. Bush, 9/11, Matthew Hoh, United States, State Department, Hoh Resignation, Barack Obama, Troops, Andrew Exum, Afghanistan War, Politics News, Steve Coll, Rory Stewart, Counterinsurgency, Richard Holbrooke, Michael Semple, Warwire, Military, Washington Post, Afghanistan, Christopher Buckley, Terrorism, Counterterrorism, World News
David Quigg

The basic grim truths that Matthew Hoh wrote about in his much-quoted resignation letter were all basically true when he took his job a few months ago.

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Richard Holbrooke: 'Administration Worked Seamlessly' on Runoff Agreement

Taylor Marsh | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, Pakistan, Politics News
Taylor Marsh

Holbrooke said that we got Karzai to agree to the runoff "by the skin" of our teeth, by "this much," changing metaphors and holding up two fingers to show less than an inch.

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Where Is Richard Holbrooke?

McClatchy | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke, Afghanistan War, Richard Holbrooke, Politics News

We're in the midst of the biggest political crisis in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban government in 2001. Pakistan has launched a major offe...

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The United States and Afghanistan

John Flerlage | Posted 09.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Congress, Congressional-Campaigns, Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, Exit Strategy, India Pakistan Relations, Flerlage, Colorado 6th District, War in Afghanistan, Denver News
John Flerlage

Rep. Coffman refuses to support our commander in chief or our troops with anything other than conflicting rhetoric. Our nation should plan to begin, by Sept. 2010, withdrawal of combat units across Afghanistan.

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Strategic Communications: The Debate Continues

John Brown | Posted 09.29.2009 | World

Read More: Stanley McChrystal, Strategic Communications, Afghanistan, Michael Mullen, Public Diplomacy, Richard Holbrooke, World News
John Brown

General McChrystal's assessment of the war in Afghanistan reflects the continuing debate within the U.S. government on the role of strategic communications in going forward.

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9/11: Never Again?

Michael Brenner | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: 9/11, Richard Holbrooke, Terrorism, Al Qaeda, Jose Padilla, 9/11 Anniversary, Politics News
Michael Brenner

Let's drop the childish game of scaring ourselves with the likes of high school drop-out Jose Padilla and similarly I.Q. challenged riff-raff. In doing so, we are behaving like kids who conjure monsters.

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NY Hotel Asked Not To Host Ahmadinejad

nypost.com | Posted 11.08.2009 | World

Read More: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, New York City Ahmadinejad, President Ahmadinejad, Us Trip Ahmadinejad, Ahmadinejad's Visit to New York, Dennis Rossahmadinejad, InterContinental the Barclay, United Against Nuclear Iran, Richard Holbrooke, InterContinental the Barclay New York Hotel, InterContinental the Barclay New York, World News

An influential security group with White House connections is campaigning to stop a posh New York hotel from hosting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadin...

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Holbrooke Compares Afghan Vote Fraud To Minn. Senate Race

Talking Points Memo | Eric Kleefeld | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Minnesota Senate Race, Democracy, Afghanistan Election, Richard Holbrooke, Al Franken, Politics News

In a press conference in Paris, U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke downplayed the issue of fraud in the Afghanistan election -- even...

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Pakistan's India Infatuation

Saad Khan | Posted 10.17.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Obama Pakistan, Foreign Aid, Isi, India, Richard Holbrooke, Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, Islamic Extremists, Pakistan India Relations, Advocacy, Kashmir, World News
Saad Khan

India is not a threat to Pakistan, Islamic militancy is. If Pakistan's leaders are still not able to overcome their 'infatuation' with India, then it could prove disastrous for regional stability.

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Strategic Communications and the Graveyard of Empires

John Brown | Posted 09.29.2009 | World

Read More: Psychological Warfare, Aghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, Propaganda, 9/11, Strategic Communications, Public Affairs, Michael Mullen, Karzai, Public Diplomacy, World News
John Brown

A conflict between Richard Holbrooke and Admiral Michael Mullen over public diplomacy in Afghanistan could be no more than the usual Washington tempest in a teapot. Or it might reflect a major problem.

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Holbrooke, Karzai Have "Explosive Meeting" Over Afghan Election

BBC NEWS | Posted 09.27.2009 | World

Read More: Karzai Holbrooke, Afghan Election, Afghanistan, Holbrooke Karzai, Richard Holbrooke, Kabul, Afghan Election Results, Hamid Karzai, Holbrook Karzai, Karzai Meeting With Richard Holbrook, Karzai Holbrooke, Kabul, 2009, Holbrook Karzai, World News

The BBC has learned that the US special envoy to Afghanistan has had what has been described as "an explosive meeting" with President Hamid Karzai ove...

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Afghan Elections Give Pakistan Bleak Hope

Naveen Naqvi | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

Read More: Spotlight-on-Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke Envoy, Karzai, Spotlight on Pakistan, Afghanistan Elections 2009, Richard Holbrooke, Afghanistan Elections, Pakistan, Afghan Elections, Sop, World News
Naveen Naqvi

Though Pakistanis had once bristled at the idea of being lumped in with the Afghan state, there is now a subtle admission that their futures are shared.

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Baitullah Mehsud's Death Doesn't Change Pakistan's Perception Of The US

Naveen Naqvi | Posted 09.21.2009 | World

Read More: Richard Holbrooke Envoy, Support for United States, Drone Attacks, Afghanistan, Baitullah Mehsud, Richard Holbrooke, Pakistan, Spotlight on Paksitan, Us Led Drone Attacks, Taliban, Sop, President Asif Ali Zardari, World News
Naveen Naqvi

The recent killing of Baitullah Mehsud by a US-led drone attack still does not seem to work in favor of the drone attacks.

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Not Building the Afghan State, Protecting the United States

Jonathan Morgenstein | Posted 09.20.2009 | World

Read More: Taliban, National Security, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Barack Obama, Richard Holbrooke, Al Qaeda, Abdullah Abdullah, Hamid Karzai, War in Afghanistan, Pakistan Taliban, Afghan Election, Afghanistan War, Pakistan Terrorism, Holbrooke Afghanistan, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan Nuclear Weapons, Afghan Taliban, Us Troops Afghanistan, World News
Jonathan Morgenstein

Clearly, we would prefer the Afghan government take on this mission, but until they can do so themselves, in order to prevent more American civilian deaths, we must do it ourselves.

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Holbrooke's Projects Long Occupation of Afghanistan, Pakistan

Tom Hayden | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Center for American Progress, John Podesta, Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, World News
Tom Hayden

The conference on Afghanistan with Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, sponsored by the Center for American Progress on August 12 turned into a disappointing press conference

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U.S. Policymakers Let the Vietnam/Afghanistan Comparison Out of the Bag

Derrick Crowe | Posted 09.08.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan, Rory Stewart, Vietnam, Pakistan, Hamid Karzai, Stanley Karnow, Richard Holbrooke, Vietnam War, Afghanistan Election, Afghanistan War, World News
Derrick Crowe

Here's a tip for policymakers: if you're in a situation that's requiring you to look to the American experience in VIetnam for guidance, you should start looking for the door.

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Beyond How Many Troops

Noam Unger | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Washington Post, Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, Afghanistan War, World News
Noam Unger

The key in Afghanistan is the economy and not the military. The public should be demanding deeper press coverage of U.S. policy and strategy related to economic development.

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Ballots Not Bullets for Afghanistan

Amb. Tim Carney | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

Read More: Elections, Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, Afghanistan War, World News
Amb. Tim Carney

If Afghans believe their government can ensure that their basic needs are met, then they will not support those who seek to undermine it through force and intimidation.

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Pakistan Mosque Bombing Kills 30 As Richard Holbrooke Meets With Pakistani Officials

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Pakistan Mosque Bombing, Upper Dir, Swat, Richard Holbrooke, Pakistan, Pakistan Mosque, Holbrooke Pakistan, Taliban, Haya Gai, Haya Gai Bombing, World News

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — An attacker wearing an explosive vest blew himself up inside a packed mosque during Friday prayers, killing at least 30 and...

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Pakistani Swat Anti-Taliban Offensive Near End, Pak Media Reports

Rani Singh | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

Read More: Spotlight on Pakistan, Pak, Pakistan Obama, Pakistan Taliban, Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, Swat Valley, Mingora, Waziristan, Asif Ali Zardari, Internally Displaced Persons, Taliban, Ee, World News
Rani Singh

Pakistani media outlets are reporting that the anti-Taliban counter-offensive launched by the Pakistani army is largely over.

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US Drone Strikes and Civilian Casualties in Pakistan: "It's Not Moral"

Carne Ross | Posted 06.15.2009 | World

Read More: Civilian Casualties, David Kilcullen, Drones, Terrorism, Usaf, Pakistan, David Petraeus, Al Qaeda, Uavs, Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, World News
Carne Ross

There are no journalists in Waziristan or the other areas of western Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, so there are therefore no authoritative reports from the ground on the effects of these strikes.

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 05.25.2009 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Russia, South Africa, Richard Holbrooke, Nato, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Georgia, Iran, Taliban, Iraq, Israel, China, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, World News
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs The Taliban's Advance Facts: This week, the Pakistani Taliban spread its reach, taking control of Buner dis...

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Picking and Choosing Enemies in Afghanistan

Hedieh Mirahmadi | Posted 05.23.2009 | World

Read More: Warlord, Afghanistan, Ansar Islam, Pashtun, Pakistan, Fata, Gulbuddin-Hekmatyar, Richard Holbrooke, Hizb-E-Islami, World News
Hedieh Mirahmadi

We cannot ignore the ideological underpinnings of our enemy and empower them to fight us another day. The question is how do we tell the difference between a warlord and a global jihadist.

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