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America’s Confused Approach to Afghanistan

7 hours ago ago from Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines

By William Pfaff U.N. officials and American military commanders suggest that diplomacy might be coming alive on the Afghan front, but neither the Pentagon nor the White House seems to have clearly identified what the United States wants in Afghanistan. Related Entries February 9, 2010 America's Confused Approach to Afghanistan February 8, 2010 Google Working on Gmail's Social Skills

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20 hours ago ago from Budget Insight

Gates Pledges Mine-resistant Vehicles to Allies Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today pledged surplus mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles along with expanded access to classified information to U.S. allies to help in combating the threat of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan. Stretch Assignments as Double Edge Swords While officials at post said that some officers in stretch positions perform well, others told ...

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Afghanistan: Obama Capitulates to the War Makers

11 hours ago ago from FoundationforPluralism

Obama'a confusion. I am a great fan of Rabbi Lerner and I can relate with him in this article, he looks at the situation as though he loves both sides and want them to understand each other and learn to co-exist. I would like to add my comments to this article; we cannot be safe unless others around us are, and we cannot have peace if those who surround us are not in peace, it is in our interests to seek peace for every one, peace and ...

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Light at the End of the Afghan Tunnel?

9 hours ago ago from THE PEOPLE OF PAKISTAN

Is it finally light at the end of the Afghan tunnel, or an oncoming express train? Total confusion erupted last week as the US, NATO, the UN and the Kabul government all issued differing views on new plans to end the nine year Afghan war by bombarding Taliban with tens of millions in cash instead of precision bombs. One thing is clear: the US and its NATO allies are losing the war in Afghanistan in spite of their fearsome arsenal of ...

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India in a Tight Spot in Afghanistan

14 hours ago ago from India First-Hand: News India | State of New India | Travel & Sports

Last week leaders of 70 nations met in London to discuss the future of Afghanistan.  The goal of the Western nations is to increase the size of the Afghanistan security forces to about 300,000 by mid next year.  This will enable the NATO and other forces to drop down the number of military personnel and then eventually leave. The key players including the Afghan government, the United States and Britain are also considering holding talks ...

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