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Petraeus: Afghanistan war surge won’t have quick results
19 hours ago ago from arnie.net
USA TODAY December 7, 2009 By Jim Michaels Gen. David Petraeus, who commands U.S. forces in the Middle East, said he does not expect progress in Afghanistan to mirror the quick and dramatic results achieved under the troop surge in Iraq in 2007. Petraeus, who commanded U.S. forces in Iraq in 2007, said the Afghanistan plan will focus on selected regions and proceed in phases. This will be a step-by-step operational campaign, ...
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2 hours ago ago from Fox Enterprises Limited Weblog
After Brief Uptick, Obama Approval Slips to 47% December 7, 2009 by Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup PRINCETON, NJ Barack Obama's presidential job approval rating is 47% in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update, a new low for his administration to date. His approval rating has been below 50% for much of the time since mid-November, but briefly rose to 52% last week after he announced his new Afghanistan policy. Democrats, approval ...
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14 hours ago ago from The Feldman Blog
This may be one of the fastest just kiddings in recent Washington history. Just about a week after President Obama went on national television to tell the nation that he was sending more troops to Afghanistan, but would begin withdrawing them in 18 months, he and members of his administration are already backing away from what sort of sounded like a pledge at the time. Yes, Obama always said the withdrawal was contingent upon what will ...
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19 hours ago ago from Bad Paper
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Top U.S. diplomat, military commander in Afghanistan back troop plan
4 hours ago ago from Washington Post - U.S.
The top U.S. diplomat and military commander in Afghanistan expressed their full support Tuesday for President Obama's decision to send 30,000 U.S. reinforcements to the country but cautioned that the new war plan faces key risks if the Afghan government underperforms and neighboring Pakistan fails to eliminate insurgent sanctuaries on its territory. Appearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry and Gen. ...
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15 hours ago ago from Washington Post - World
KABUL -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived in this war-torn country Tuesday morning on an unannounced visit, prepared to offer U.S. troops a message from Washington after President Obama 's decision to boost troop levels significantly: We are in this thing to win. This Story A big piece of it, of my conversations especially with the soldiers, will be just to thank them for their service, for ...
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16 hours ago ago from PopEater
Gates in Afghanistan: US `in this thing to win' KABUL (AP) Defense Secretary Robert Gates, traveling in Afghanistan, plans to carry the message to Afghans and U.S. troops that the United States "is in this thing to win." Gates says he will assure Afghan President Hamid Karzai that the U.S. is committed to the fight despite plans to begin pulling troops out in 2011. He says he also hopes to rally U.S. troops. Historic climate debate opens, ...
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2 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
Now that President Obama has decided to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan the question of how to pay for this increased level of operations has arisen. In fact the question of how to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan should have been raised shortly after the attacks of 9-11 when the Bush administration decided to overthrow the regimes in both of those countries. Throughout our history whenever this nation became involved in a ...
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16 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Gates to Afghans: US `in this thing to win' KABUL (AP) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived late Monday in Afghanistan with plans to assure officials and American troops there that the United States is committed to winning the war despite plans to begin pulling forces out in 2011. "We are in this thing to win," Gates told reporters while traveling to Kabul, where he plans to meet privately with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and later ...
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