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1 hour, 12 minutes ago ago from Left, Right, and Centered
Our Flip-Flopping Wars By Victor Davis Hanson We don't hear all that much about Iraq these days, do we? The war at one point almost tore apart this country. Public anger sent George W. Bush's approval ratings plummeting. And the outrage over our losses helped elect vocal anti-Iraq-war candidate Barack Obama. But Iraq is hardly in the news anymore. That seems odd, given there are still 120,000 American troops stationed there. So, why ...
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6 hours ago ago from LOATAY.COM - Pakistan News,India News,Afghanistan News and Loatay Update!
WASHINGTON — The growing number of contractors in Afghanistan is outpacing the ability to oversee them, raising concerns that the waste and fraud that marred the U.S. mission in Iraq will be repeated, lawmakers said Thursday. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said there are already more than 100,000 Defense Department contractors in Afghanistan and that figure could grow to 160,000 to support the surge of U.S. troops ordered by President ...
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19 hours ago ago from Zachism: A Progressive Perspective
“Afghanistan is not lost, but for several years it has moved backwards,” said President Obama as he gave his address at West Point announcing his decision to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. The war in Afghanistan has failed to make any progress because of the previous administration’s focus on Iraq rather than the root of the 9/11 attacks, al-Qaeda. Thankfully, the president added that “today, after extraordinary costs, we ...
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23 hours ago ago from Foreign Policy
The Obama administration began qualifying the President’s proposed timeline for beginning the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan almost immediately after his speech last week. Administration officials such as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Bob Gates have since then made it clear that the July 2011 date for beginning the drawdown is only a target. A closer reading of Obama’s speech suggests that Obama did not ...
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23 hours ago ago from Barack Obama | Obama Politics | President Barack Obama
What's Your Reaction? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that it's up to President Barack Obama to persuade reluctant Democrats to fund his Afghanistan troop buildup his most important foreign policy initiative because she has no plans to do so herself. Some Other Articles You May Enjoy Measure submitted to dump gay marriage ban President Barack Obama honors veterans at Arlington National Cemetery (New Orleans Times-Picayune) Top US ...
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Jacob Heilbrunn: Please, Cut Obama Some Slack
21 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
A year ago, Barack Obama was a hero for Democrats. Now he's becoming a villain. Have the Democrats lost their minds? The tenebrous story is recounted by Dana Milbank in the Washington Post, who notes that some liberals are even starting to join forces with the tea party to decry Obama over the confirmation of Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. The decriers are also upset about Obama's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, the ...
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12 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
McClatchy : KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry Thursday further signaled that a strong American military presence will remain in Afghanistan long after July 2011, when President Obama plans to end his troop surge. Read the whole story: McClatchy
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19 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Spain to send 511 more troops to Afghanistan MADRID (AP) -- Spain's defense minister has announced plans to send 511 more soldiers to Afghanistan in response to President Barack Obama's request for more allied help to fight the Taliban. Carme Chacon says most of the soldiers will train Afghan soldiers so the Kabul government can eventually fend for itself. The deployment needs approval from Spain's Parliament. It would raise the Spanish ...
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19 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Clinton urges passage of Senate health care bill WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton says failure to pass a health care bill now would be a "colossal blunder" for the Democratic Party and the nation's economy. In a statement, Clinton rebuffed calls from Howard Dean and other liberals to kill the Senate bill. He said that while the legislation doesn't contain everything everyone wants, "America can't afford to let the perfect be ...
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19 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Reliance on contractors sparks oversight concerns WASHINGTON (AP) -- The growing number of contractors in Afghanistan is outpacing the ability to oversee them, raising concerns that the waste and fraud that marred the U.S. mission in Iraq will be repeated, lawmakers said Thursday. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said there are already more than 100,000 Defense Department contractors in Afghanistan and that figure could grow to 160,000 to ...
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