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[The Smirking Chimp - News And Commentary from the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy] If Iraq was 'dumb,' how smart is Afghanistan? What about 'Never ...: In fact, in debates, Obama endorsed border-busting, anti-terrorist drone bombers, never termed Afghanistan, like Iraq, a "dumb war," and later abruptly shoehorned in hard-line Bush-era, Patraeus favorite, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, to run .

[BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash] Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) on the Announced Troop Surge in ...: Seeing the lies of Bush and his cronies in Iraq. Agreeing with one of the few honest presidents, for the most part, Ike, about the Military-Industrial-Intelligence Complex.

[The Smirking Chimp - News And Commentary from the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy] Why I Changed My Mind on Afghanistan | The Smirking Chimp: Matthew Hoh, the US diplomat who resigned his post in protest of the war, points out that "valleyism" reigns supreme in Afghanistan. That means if you come into my valley, I will fight you.

[THE WASHINGTON REVIEW & COMMENTARY: Weekly News From The White House] Remarks By President Barack Obama At West Point: “The Way Forward ...: To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our armed services, and to my fellow Americans: I want to speak to you tonight about our effort in Afghanistan - the nature of our commitment there, the scope of our interests, and the strategy that my Administration will pursue to bring this war to a successful conclusion. It is an honor for me to do so here - at West Point - where so many men and women have prepared to stand up for our security, and to represent what is finest about our country.

[Voices.IdahoStatesman.com blogs] Obama launches his war, with some support from Idaho Republicans ...: In his first major speech in a commander-in-chief's role, Obama didn't back away from his past opposition to the war in Iraq. While saying the debate over the Iraq war is "well-known and need not be repeated," Obama also argued that the Iraq war has dominated America's military focus and resources, while carving out "substantial rifts" between America and the rest of the world.

[The Smirking Chimp - News And Commentary from the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy] Afghanistan: the Sisyphus War | The Smirking Chimp: Only one who forgets that U.S. troops have been in Afghanistan longer than Iraq could accept the rationale behind not merely extending their stay, but increasing their numbers by 50%. Have those who govern this country become so cynical .

[The Latest from the Institute for Policy Studies] Institute for Policy Studies: President Obama's Afghanistan ...: There was one way in which President Obama’s escalation speech brought significant relief to the 59% of people in this country, as well as the overwhelming majorities of people in Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Middle East and elsewhere who oppose the U.S. war in Afghanistan: It was a pretty lousy speech. That is, it had none of the power, the lyricism, the passion for history, the capacity to engage and to persuade virtually every listener, even those who may ultimately disagree, that have characterized the president’s earlier addresses.

[BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash] Dave Lindorff: President and Man of Peace Obama Has a Christmas ...: We've demonstrated en masse against the Iraq War...that achieved nothing. We've written, petitioned, mobilized the internet, and finally voted in the candidate who seemed to be our candidate, our progressive hero...and we allowed ourselves the luxury, for a moment or two anyway of believing that we had a decent human being in high office instead of the usual "wickedness in high places".

[Balloon Juice] Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » Afghanistan: Moving forward, we are committed to a partnership with Pakistan that is built on a foundation of mutual interests, mutual respect, and mutual trust. We will strengthen Pakistan’s capacity to target those groups that threaten our countries, and have made it clear that we cannot tolerate a safe-haven for terrorists whose location is known, and whose intentions are clear.

[Commentary] Commentary » Blog Archive » Obama Finally Resolute on Afghanistan?: The key question now is, how much resolve will Obama signal in the address itself? If he spends too much time talking about “off-ramps”

[Politics Daily] Afghanistan: The Obama-Bush Exit Strategy -- Politics Daily: Funny thing is-all you Bush haters have to admit that Obama has changed nothing-he has come up with no plans at all-in fact he is using the Bush plan on Iraq and Afghanistan-so for a guy who continually trashes Bush-he is doing nothing differently-except of course apologizing for America and begging the world for forgiveness in hope of getting something-instead just looking weak...

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