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Why I Changed My Mind On Afghanistan

Cenk Uygur | Posted 12.01.2009 | World

Read More: Escalation, Matthew Hoh, Taliban, Barack Obama, Withdrawal, Afghanistan War, Al Qaeda, Afghan Election, World News
Cenk Uygur

We don't have a viable partner in Afghanistan and we don't have the legitimacy that is essential to rebuilding the country. The Afghans don't view us as their saviors. They view us as the latest intruder in their valley.

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An Open Letter To President Obama On Afghanistan

Michael Moore | Posted 11.30.2009 | World

Read More: William Westmoreland, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan Surge, Afghanistan, Harry Truman, George W. Bush, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Stanley McChrystal, Vietnam, Election, Douglas MacArthur, Mikhail Gorbachev, Withdrawal, Barack Obama, Michael Moore, World News
Michael Moore

When we elected Obama we didn't expect miracles. We didn't even expect much change. But we expected some. We thought he would stop the madness -- the killing and the insanity.

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Internet Addiction: Dealing With Withdrawal

nytimes.com | Wyatt Mason | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Internet, Recovery, Addiction & Recover, Internet Addiction, Email, E-Mail, Travel, Technology, World Wide Web, Wi-Fi, Withdrawal, Unplug and Recharge, Living News

Shortly after my girlfriend and I decided to rent a New Hampshire summer house together in 2007, we made a vexing discovery: Internet access wasn't go...

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To Die for an Exit Strategy

Tony Blankley | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan Exit Strategy, Afghanistan Withdrawal, Afghanistan War, Afghanistan, Exit Strategy, Withdrawal, World News
Tony Blankley

Hearing the president's request for exit strategies at the beginning of what would be "his" Afghan war, how on God's good Earth can we ask those wonderful kids to risk dying for an exit strategy?

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AA: The Magic Of Bill Wilson

Jeff Witzeman | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Religion, Recovery, Depression, 12 Steps, Twelve Steps, Ego, Addiction, Bill Wilson, Psychology, Aa, Withdrawal, Addiction & Recovery, Carl Jung, Alcoholics Anonymous, Faith, Spirituality, Living News
Jeff Witzeman

Many know Bill Wilson as the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, but few realize his brilliance as it relates to healing the human condition, alcoholic or not.

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Biggest State Party to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan

Norman Solomon | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Air War, President Obama, Karen Bernal, Escalation, Jane Harman, California Democratic Party, Afghanistan, Democratic Party, Marcy Winograd, Withdrawal, Rick Reyes, Politics News
Norman Solomon

While Obama weighs Afghanistan policy options, the California Democratic Party's adoption of the resolution is the most tangible indicator yet that escalation of the U.S. war effort can only fuel opposition within the president's own party.

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Colin Powell To Obama On Afghanistan Troop Decision: "Take Your Time"

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Karzai, Handover, Afghanistan, Exit Strategy, Troop Levels, Pakistan, Timeline, Kabul, Afghanistan Strategy, Obama, Taliban, Withdrawal, Foreign Policy, Mcchrystal, White House, Al Qaida, Barack Obama, Colin Powell, Tom Joyner, Afghanistan Decision, Politics News

In an interview with Roland Martin on the Tom Joyner Morning Show this morning, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Colin Powell reveale...

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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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Arianna Discusses Afghan War And Huge Wall Street Profits On CNN

Huff TV | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Troop Levels, Kabul, Obama, Withdrawal, Joe Johns, Gloria Borger, Afghan War, Wall Street Profits, Wall Street, Profits, Wolf Blitzer, Cnn, Afghanistan, More Troops, Ben Stein, Bonuses, Executive Pay, Media News
Huff TV

Arianna appeared on CNN's The Situation Room Monday, along with Gloria Borger, Joe Johns and Ben Stein. She discussed the Afghan War, huge Wall Street...

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"We Deeply Regret..."

Conn Hallinan | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Germany, Afghanistan, Withdrawal, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Airstrikes, Christian Democratic Union, Stanley McChrystal, Angela Merkel, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Afghanistan Airstrikes, Social Democratic Party, Franz Joseph Jung, Politics News
Conn Hallinan

Afghans were incinerated to make sure that German Chancellor Merkel's Christian Democratic Union and Foreign Minister Steinmeier's Social Democratic Party did not overly suffer for their support of the war.

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The Forgotten War

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, US Military, President Obama, Pentagon, Troops, Timetable, Status of Forces Agreement, Forgotten War, War, American Troops, Iraq, Obama, US Troops, 2011, Barack Obama, Withdrawal, Bush, Military, 2010, Combat Troops, Troop, Deadline, Sofa, Chris Weigant, Afghanistan, Maliki, Politics News
Chris Weigant

No so very long ago, Afghanistan was known as "the forgotten war." But these days, Afghanistan is hard to miss in the headlines. Obama needs to begin talking about our newly-forgotten war: Iraq.

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Jimmy Carter: 'Hamid Karzai Has Stolen the Election'

Aaron Glantz | Posted 11.15.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Jimmy Carter, Iraq, Afghanistan, Withdrawal, World News
Aaron Glantz

Carter's comments came as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Michael Mullen, said the U.S. military would need to send more troops to Afghanistan to battle the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.

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The Beginning of the End of the Iraq War?

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

Read More: Troops, President Obama, Timetable, Status of Forces Agreement, Obama, Election, 130000, Withdrawal, Barack Obama, Bush, Iraqi, Elections, Surge, Al-Maliki, Chris Weigant, Sofa, Iraq War, National Sovereignty Day, Iraq, Milestone, Maliki, Cities, Timetable for Withdrawal, World News
Chris Weigant

If our soldiers are out of Iraqi cities, and the Iraqi security forces start shouldering more and more responsibility as a result, do we really need all 130,000 troops sitting in their bases?

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Jason Linkins

Iraqis Press For Referendum That Could Force Accelerated Withdrawal

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Status of Forces Agreement, Iraqi Referendum, Withdrawal, Iraq War, Iraq Withdrawal, War in Iraq, Politics News

According to the New York Times, the Iraqi parliament is "pressing ahead" with plans for a national referendum on the existing Status of Forces Agreem...

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First Milestone Approaches In Iraq Withdrawal Timetable

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.13.2009 | World

Read More: Sectarian Violence, President Obama, Troops, Timetable, Sectarian, Obama, US Troops, Awakening, Shiite, Withdrawal, Bush, Military, Surge, Sofa, Kurds, Oil Revenues, Security, June 30, Article 24, Acceptible Level of Violence, War, Timeline, Status of Forces Agreement, American Troops, Barack Obama, Iraq War, Awakening Councils, Deadline, Combat Troops, Chris Weigant, Oil, Iraq, Maliki, Mosul, Timetable for Withdrawal, Cities, Sunni, World News
Chris Weigant

America pulling combat forces out of Iraqi cities is going to have multiple effects within the country. At this point, nobody can accurately predict what those effects are going to be with 100 percent reliability.

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Pentagon: Iraq Withdrawal Has 16-Month Time Frame

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Withdrawal Plan, Iraq Withdrawal, Iraq, Warwire, Withdrawal, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Pentagon officials said Thursday they will be ready on Inauguration Day with plans for a quick pullout of U.S. combat troops from I...

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Memo To Right-Wing: Withdrawal Timetable Now Doubleplusgood

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: War on Terror, War Wire, Timetable, Nineteen Eighty Four, Democratic, Failure, Iraq, Withdrawal, Bush, Memory Hole, Doubleplusungood, Iraqi, Sofa, Ministry of Truth, Status of Forces, Orwell, 1984, White Flag, Time Horizon, George Orwell, Democrat, Right Wing, Surrender, Democrats, Chris Weigant, Lose a War, Doubleplus, Hypocrisy, Doubleplusgood, Newspeak, Maliki, Timetable for Withdrawal, Aspirational Goal, On the Ground, Minitrue, Politics News
Chris Weigant

I'm on a lot of strange press lists, so I get a lot of strange press releases, but this is the first time I've ever gotten one from another dimension, I have to admit.

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Friday Talking Points [50] -- Can I Call You Joe?

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Debate, Troops, Gwen Ifill, Impeachment, Ifill, Cheney, Middle Class, Maverick, Iraq, Obama, Mccain, Biden Palin Debate, Campaign, Withdrawal, Sarah Palin, Bush, Deregulator, Vice Presidential Debate, Bush Doctrine, 2008, Midotw, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Health Care, Global Warming, Taxes, Bill Clinton, John McCain, McCain Doesn't Get It, War, Timeline, 2008 Elections, Congress, Joe Biden, 08, Bridge to Nowhere, Democrats, 2008 Election, Investigation, Barack Obama, Biden, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Choked Up, 08 Campaign, Mddotw, Tax, Palin, 2008 Presidential Race, Deregulation, Vice Presidential, Debates, Independent Prosecutor, Spain, Special Prosecutor, 110th Congress, Politics News
Chris Weigant

I refuse to get too wrapped up in the question of who "won" the debate. In general, unless one candidate obviously self-destructs, this question is answered subjectively and personally. That's not to say I didn't think Biden did better. I did.

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Seth Colter Walls

Surge Proponents Face October Test: Will Provincial Elections Even Take Place?

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Surge, Iraq, Iraq Provincial Elections, Withdrawal, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Has the surge succeeded in Iraq? The political consensus at the moment appears to be "yes," with even surge opponent Barack Obama telling Bill O'Reill...

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Maliki's Leverage Over Bush

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Negotiation, Concession, Troops, United Nations, 16 Month, Iraq, Mccain, Obama, Campaign, 2013, Withdrawal, President, Bob Woodward, 2010, 2008, Bugging, Sofa, Puppet, 2008 Campaign, Un, Status of Forces Agreement, Status of Forces, Parliament, John McCain, Time Horizon, Withdraw, Combat, Timeline, Forces, Spying, 2008 Elections, 08, 2011, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Spy, 08 Campaign, Barack, 2008 Presidential Race, Maliki, Senate, Aspirational Goal, Woodward, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Because the clock is running out on Bush and because his domestic popularity continues to fall, Maliki is using the international media to boost his own popularity with the voters in Iraq.

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Blackwater And Other Private Contractors In Iraq Losing Immunity

Washington Post | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Private Contracting, Iraq u.s. Deal, Agreement Iraq, Withdrawal Iraq Agreement, u.s. Withdrawal Iraq, Private Contractors, Blackwater, Iraq u.s. Withdrawal Deal, Withdrawal Iraq Deal, Iraq, Contractors Immunity Iraq, Blackwater Iraq, Withdrawal, Politics News

U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have agreed on most elements of a framework under which U.S. combat troops would withdraw from Iraqi cities sometime next y...

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Meet the Bloggers: Darcy Burner Can End the Iraq War Responsibly

ZP Heller | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cenk Uygur, David Goldstein, Congress, Brave New Foundation, Time Horizon, Timetable, Meet the Bloggers, George Bush, Media, Diplomacy, 2008 Election, Withdrawal, Barack Obama, Surge, Iraq War, Oil, Joan Mccarter, Darcy Burner, Iraq, Matt Stoller, John McCain, Warwire, Iraq Warwire, Politics News
ZP Heller

When it comes to the Iraq war, the question is no longer whether the U.S. should end it, but how.  On yesterday's Meet the Bloggers, special guest Darcy Burner made the case for A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq, which she co-authored earlier this year. 

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Friday Talking Points [41] -- The Silly Season

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Paris Hilton, Ads, Gas Prices, Mudslinging, Britney Spears, Homosexual, Iraq, Diplomacy, Media, Campaign, Withdrawal, Republican, California, Iran, Television, Specifics, 2008, Sofa, Midotw, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Celebrity, Status of Forces, Keating Five, Andres McCain, Rove, John McCain, Gas, Karl Rove, Gasoline, Deval Patrick, Timeline, War, Campaign Ads, Democrat, Massachusetts, 2008 Elections, 08, Gay, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Price of Oil, Elections, 08 Campaign, Mddotw, Convention, 2008 Presidential Race, Oil, Maliki, News, Britney, Media Bias, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Chris Weigant

I have a confession to make. I actually watch the network news. Maybe I should enter into a twelve-step program or something. But I don't watch the ...

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If Iraq Wants Us Out By 2010 - Lets Get the Hell Out!

David Mixner | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain, Obama, Iraq, Withdrawal, Foreign Policy, Obama Foreign Policy, Mixner, Politics News
David Mixner

No one can possibly justify one more American soldier being killed or one more American bombing raid after 2010. Clearly the Iraqi leaders feel they can govern effectively within two years without the current U.S. occupation.

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Friday Talking Points [39] -- Republican Elitism Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, Timetable, Cindy McCain, Gas Tax Holiday, Campaign, Withdrawal, Ubs, Tax Haven, N-Word, Pete Stark, Nuts, UBS Bank, 2008, Condoleezza Rice, Dennis Kucinich, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Contraception, Swiss Bank, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Carl Levin, Health Care, Override, Abortion, The Pill, Elitist, John Conyers, Impeach, Time Horizon, Private Plane, Barrel, Non-Carbon, Congress, Joe Biden, Green, 08, Imperial Presidency, Barack Obama, Election, Ted Kennedy, 08 Election, Elections, Birth Control, Mddotw, Elitism, Contraceptive, Maliki, Gas Prices, Impeachment, Iraq, Arizona, Diplomacy, Bush, Iran, Electricity, Elite, Phil Gramm, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Hhs, Health and Human Services, Offshore Account, John McCain, War, Let Them Eat Cake, 2008 Elections, Jesse Jackson, 2008 Election, Golf, 08 Campaign, 2008 Presidential Race, Aspirational Goals, Oil Prices, Medicare, Veto, Fundraising, Politics News
Chris Weigant

For only the fourth (or fifth, depending on how you count) time in his presidency, George W. Bush had a veto overridden by both houses of Congress thi...

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