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Mullen says troops will blunt insurgency
22 hours ago ago from Belmont Rocks!
The nation's highest-ranking military officer told soldiers and Marines on Monday that the insurgency in Afghanistan has grown in the past three years and he expects casualties to rise next year as additional U.S. troops pour into the war. CLICK HERE to read the entire article.
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19 hours ago ago from Diplomatic Courier\'s Blog
(AP Photo/Kevin Frayer) On the heels of President Obama's announcement last week that 30,000 more troops will be heading to Afghanistan over the next six months, isolationist sentiment among the American public has soared to the highest levels seen since the late 1960s. According to a poll released by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press (http://people-press.org), 49% of Americans think the U.S. should mind its own ...
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31 minutes ago ago from Wonders of Pakistan
Sitting comfortable in his White House, Obama continues to serve foreign goals with further Afghanistan U.S. military increases by Stephen Lendman Ahead of his address to the nation on December 1, The New York Times broke the news in an Eric Schmitt article titled, "Obama Issues Order for More Troops in Afghanistan," saying: During a late November 29 Oval Office meeting with top Pentagon brass, "Obama issued orders to send about 30,000 ...
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16 hours ago ago from Fog City Journal
Cartoon by Khalil Bendib . By Ralph E. Stone December 8, 2009 President Obama recently announced that he is sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan bringing the total number of U.S. troops to about 100,000. Although he stated that the U.S. would begin drawing down troops in July 2011, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were quick to remind us that this was not a hard and fast exit date. ...
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18 hours ago ago from Air Capital Insider
With the war in Iraq, U.S. defense spending has had years of unprecedented growth, but that's likely to change in the coming years, a new report says. Seventy-six percent of the total funding for military operations overseas since 2001 was spent to support Operation Iraqi Freedom, according to Forecast International. The U.S. now has an exit strategy in place and plans to remove combat forces from Iraq by August 2010 and all remaining ...
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McChrystal: 'No Silver Bullets' For Success In Afghanistan
20 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
WASHINGTON The general in charge of the war in Afghanistan said Tuesday there are "no silver bullets" for success there but that he expects to know by this time next year whether the troop build up is reversing the Taliban's momentum. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, appearing before the House Armed Services Committee a week after President Barack Obama announced his new surge-and-exit strategy, said he supports the plan. Ambassador Karl ...
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15 hours ago ago from Good News Now
WASHINGTON -The general in charge of the war in Afghanistan said Tuesday he expects to know by this time next year whether the new troop buildup is reversing Taliban momentum and he believes he will be able to draw down forces in 2011 without asking for more. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, appearing before House and Senate panels a week after President Barack Obama announced his new surge-and-exit strategy, said he had not recommended the 18-month ...
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36 minutes ago ago from FanHouse
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15 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- The general in charge of the war in Afghanistan said Tuesday there are "no silver bullets" for success there but that he expects to know by this time next year whether the troop build up is reversing the Taliban's momentum. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, appearing before House and Senate panels a week after President Barack Obama announced his new surge-and-exit strategy, said he said he hadn't recommended the 18-month expiration ...
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