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Nancy Pelosi: Barack Obama Must 'Make His Case' For Afghanistan Funds

McClatchy | Posted 12.17.2009 | World

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that it's up to President Barack Obama to persuade reluctant Democrats to fund his Afghanistan troop buildup...

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NATO Allies Commit 7,000 More Troops To Afghanistan

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 12.04.2009 | World

Read More: Troop Increase, Nato, Troop Surge, South Korea, Georgia, Soldiers, Afghanistan, Obama, Troops, World News

BRUSSELS — NATO allies will bolster the American troop surge in Afghanistan by sending at least 7,000 soldiers of their own, officials said Frid...

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Bill Clinton Brings Smiles to Uneasy Democrats, Supports Obama Afghanistan Plan in New Hampshire

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Troops, Clinton, Midterm Elections, Obama, Afghanistan, Democrats, Health Care, Republicans, Politics News
Jennifer Donahue

Clinton said the three huge problems that exist are inequality, instability and unsustainability, and he focused on the need for energy independence to create jobs.

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Rumsfeld Rebuffed By Admiral Mullen, Teased By Gibbs After Disputing Obama Speech (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Adam J. Rose | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rummy, Politico, Troops, Michael Mullen, Bush, Afghanistan, George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Obama, Barack Obama, Don Rumsfeld, Politics News

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's response to a line in President Obama's speech on Aghanistan is drawing a sharp response from both the Whit...

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What Does 30,000 Troops Really Buy Us?

Megan Carpentier | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Afghanistan Troop Increase, Troops, Obama West Point Speech, Afghanistan, Us Troops Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, John McCain, Saddam Hussein, Bush Administration, Pakistan, Iraq War, Taliban, Obama Administration, Politics News
Megan Carpentier

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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President Obama's Afghanistan Speech a True Capitulation

Charles Butler | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stanley McChrystal, Troops, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Afghanistan Surge, David Axelrod, Taliban, Obama Afghanistan Troop Increase, West Point, Politics News
Charles Butler

The Obama administration has to stop campaigning to get down to governing. All of the campaign-like speeches are becoming quite transparent to the American people and foreigners alike.

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Commentary: Not Enough Troops For Afghanistan Counterinsurgency

Posted 12.02.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Afghanistan, Troops, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan Surge, Afghanistan, US Troops, Us Troops Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, World News

By C.M. Sennott, GlobalPost BOSTON -- Standing before cadets at West Point but speaking to a wide and skeptical audience in America, Afghanistan an...

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Europe Welcomes Obama Afghanistan Speech But Few Pledge Troops

AP | DEBORAH SEWARD | Posted 12.02.2009 | World

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PARIS — European leaders and top diplomats hailed President Barack Obama's speech defining the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, but few countri...

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Obama To Bring Troops Home!

Tom Gregory | Posted 12.03.2009 | Comedy

Read More: George Bush, Troops, Political Satire, Afghanistan Surge, Obama 2012, Osama Bin Laden, 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan War, Tommy Franks, Iraq War, Afghanistan, World Trade Center, Obama Afghanistan, Obama Speech, Presidential Address, West Point, Comedy News
Tom Gregory

Obama announced that he will deploy 30,000 additional US troops to Afghanistan, promising to bring them home just in time to vote in the next presidential election.

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Jeff Muskus

Hoyer Fires Back At Cheney, Bush Administration: 'They Turned Tail'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Troops, Steny Hoyer, Cheney, Afghanistan, Obama, War Tax, Bush, Cheney Dithering, Obama Cheney, Obama Dithering, Politics News

Dick Cheney ought to look in the mirror before he accuses President Obama of weakness or indecision on Afghanistan, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ...

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More Troops, More Rotations, More PTSD: Will Positive Psychology Save Our Soldiers?

Belleruth Naparstek | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Bethesda Naval Hospital, Pentagon, Troops, Emdr, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Department of Defense, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Hypnosis, Acupoint Tapping, Veterans Administration, Posttraumatic Stress, Afghanistan, Iraq, Positive Psychology, Guided Imagery, Ptsd, Walter Reed, Health, Living News
Belleruth Naparstek

Positive psychology may be worthwhile for corporate team building and personal growth, but does it have the mojo to counter the profound despair and disorientation that comes from the horrors of combat?

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The War Of Yoga: Bringing Our Troops To The Mat!

Sadie Nardini | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Yoga, Mental Health, Troops, War on Terror, Sadie Nardini, Health, Meditation, Sadie, Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Living News
Sadie Nardini

When it comes to their own, bliss-filled circles, many yogis feel right at home. Bring a foreign element to the door however, and you'll see that often, this sanctuary is then revealed as the dogma-house it really is.

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It's Time to Come Home

Cheryle Jackson | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Iraq War, Redeployment, President Obama, Troops, Economy, Military, Thanksgiving, Afghanistan, United States, Chicago News
Cheryle Jackson

It's time for America to bring our troops and money home. This should be the last holiday season our troops are separated from their families.

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Kandahar, Afghanistan's Second Largest City, Will Be Key Focus For Troops

AP | KATHY GANNON | Posted 11.25.2009 | World

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A wedding was called off because international troops killed the groom. A suicide bomber blew himself up in front of a p...

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What Color Is The Sky In Palin's World?

Jon Soltz | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dover Air Force Base, Iraq War, Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs, Troops, Sarah Palin, President Obama, F-22, Veterans, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Jon Soltz

Palin's saying Obama wasn't acknowledging the sacrifices of our troops can mean only two things: either her mind exists on an entirely different planet, or she knows she's being completely disingenuous.

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Obama's Afghanistan Decision: 34,000 More Troops And An Exit Strategy, Reports Say

Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House braced for a tough sell of President Barack Obama's long-awaited decision on whether to commit tens of thousands of...

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The Fort Hood Shooter Didn't Have PTSD, So Can We Please Stop Insulting People With Post-Traumatic Stress?

Belleruth Naparstek | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Multiple Deployments, Paranoid, Fort Hood, Terrorists, Troops, Mental Health, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Suicide, Positive Psychology, Schizophrenic, Ptsd, Dept of Defense, Stress, V.A. Secretary Shinseki, Vicarious Trauma, Dr. Hasan, Veterans Administration, Posttraumatic Stress, Schizoid, Secretary of Defense Gates, Symptoms of PTSD, Compassion Fatigue, Health, Living News
Belleruth Naparstek

It's good to see public discussion about posttraumatic stress and concern for the health and welfare of our troops. But I don't think the events at Fort Hood had anything to do with posttraumatic stress.

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Cell Phones For Soldiers Keeps Families Connected

Posted 11.19.2009 | Impact

Read More: Iraq War, Robbie Berquist, Brittany Berquist, Troops, Cell Phones for Soldiers, Afghanistan War, Veterans, Impact News

When Brittany and Robbie Berquist were just pre-teens in 2005, they read about an Army reservist who faced a $7,600 bill for making calls home from Ir...

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PTSD: Fort Hood Shooting Shines Spotlight

ABC News | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Illness, Fort Hood, Mental Health, Army, Troops, US Soldiers, Veterans PTSD, Crime, Ptsd, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Living News

Rates of PTSD, which may or may not have played a role in Hasan's case, along with traumatic brain injuries, are soaring, and are a leading cause of s...

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Veterans Week 2009: We've Got Your Back

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Service Announcements, Vets, Iava, Veterans Day, Va, Iraq War, Iraq, Afghanistan, Rieckhoff, Troops, Veterans, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

Whether it's amputees, folks struggling with PTSD, outdoor enthusiasts, or just those looking to swap war stories, every vet can find a home on the IAVA's social network for veterans.

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McClatchy: Obama Leaning Toward 34,000 More Troops For Afghanistan

McClatchy | Jonathan S. Landay | Posted 11.07.2009 | World

Read More: Pentagon, Afghan Election, Department of Defense, Troops, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Troop Levels, Kabul, Obama, Withdrawal, Dod, Mike Mullen, Mcchrystal, Nato, Soldiers, Military, Surge, Waziristan, Troop Level, Afghanistan Decision, Un, Robert Gates, Afghan Decision, Stanley McChrystal, Troops for Afghanistan, World News

President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it unti...

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Fort Hood Killings: No Safe Place from Invisible Wounds of War

Christine Pelosi | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dod, Fort Hood, Troops, Army, Army Suicides, Suicide, Ptsd, American Legion, Veterans, Fort Hood Shootings, Walter Reed, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

In the wake of the massacre there will be a tendency to say one man snapped. The truth is anyone could have snapped -- and we need to de-stigmatize PTSD and mental health before someone else does.

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Rep. Eric Massa VIDEO: War In Afghanistan Must End

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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2,950. That's the number that echoes throughout Rep. Eric Massa's (D-N.Y.) five minute speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, as he fer...

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Admit It: We Don't Really Think About the Troops

Douglas MacKinnon | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Military, Troops, Afghanistan, George W. Bush, US Troops, Iraq, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Douglas MacKinnon

For us, the troops are invisible. They don't exist. They don't count. For the folks I speak with from the military, it really has come down to, "Let us go big or let us come home."

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Karzai Effectively Handed 2nd Term After Abdullah Drops From Afghan Election

AP | HEIDI VOGT and ROBERT H. REID | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

Read More: Abdullah Abdullah, White House, Afghanistan War, Karzai, Troops, Afghanistan, Troop Levels, Axelrod, Power Share, Kabul, Voter Fraud, Obama, Hamid Karzai, Afghan Election, Nato, Clinton, Abdullah, Mcchrystal, Runoff, Hillary Clinton, Afghanistan Election, Un, Ahmed Wali Karzai, World News

KABUL — President Hamid Karzai effectively secured a second term Sunday when his only challenger dropped out of the race, and the Obama administ...

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