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49 minutes ago ago from THE MORENO REPORT
(From The New York Times ) President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that Afghanistan would not be able to pay for its own security until at least 2024, underscoring his government’s long-term financial dependence on the United States and NATO even as President Obama has pledged to begin withdrawing American troops in 2011. Mr. Karzai spoke at a news conference here with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates , who did not put a timetable ...
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Documentary filmmaker Robert Greenwald has just released a new video in which U.S. Afghanistan war veterans testify that sending 30,000 more U.S. military troops to Afghanistan (at a cost of about $1,000,000 per American soldier per year) to try to eliminate Al Qaeda and stabilize that country is not an effective use of American troops or taxpayers' money. Accompanying the video is a petition to President Obama to rethink his decision. ...
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Home Archives About Subscribe: Posts Comments Email Jagged Page Entertainment Featured Sports World News Six killed in bombings near Baghdad: Iraqi police Fri, Dec 11, 2009 World News BAGHDAD (Reuters) Six people were killed and 21 wounded when two bombs exploded south of Baghdad on Friday, Iraqi police said. Read the original: Six killed in bombings near ...
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U.S. troops could be in Afghanistan for as many as 10 years at a cost of up to $300 billion and “thousands more American casualties,” according to the retired Army general who has penned a new independent report on challenges the military will face in the war. But retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey concludes that the U.S. can, in the next five years, achieve three primary objectives: Create a viable Afghan security force that will allow ...
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KIRKUK, Iraq U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told American troops Friday in this oil-rich northern city that their mission in Iraq remains critical despite the nation's focus on Afghanistan and that plans are on track to reduce forces next year. In a town hall meeting, Gates spoke with about 300 soldiers and airmen gathered outside on a sunny day at an airbase. Gates also said plans to drawdown forces there after Iraq's March ...
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