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1. Barack Obamas friends and enemies hit out at Afghanistan withdrawal …

   
   The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 986
   President faces struggle to sell $30bn plan to Congress as Democrats, Republicans and UK military question strategy […] Barack Obamas new Afghanistan plan met widespread scepticism today from both Democrats and Republicans who challenged him […] over the troop escalation and the planned date for the start of withdrawal. US allies, in particular British military
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2. The strategy Democrats opposed is now being used by Obama in…

   
   osmoothie — Authority 142
   in Iraq, said he now sees benefits to setting a timeline for withdrawal from Afghanistan. Recognizing the inherent […] withdrawal in Afghanistan in 2011 may involve only a small number of troops. Gates says that just as in Iraq, the U.S. will turn […] FOX News , “ General: President Looked at Iraq Surge to Plan Afghanistan Strategy ” President and Vice-President were
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3. McCain: “Success is the real exit strategy”

   
   Hot Air — Authority 826
   last time you heard a liberal pound the table about withdrawal from Iraq? There’s a reason for that, my friends […] , both Republicans and Democrats.“What I do not support, and what concerns me greatly, is the President’s decision to set an […] arbitrary date to begin withdrawing U.S. forces from Afghanistan. A date for withdrawal sends exactly the wrong message to both
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4. Senators Hammer Defense Chief Gates and Adm. Mullen on Afghanistan …

   
   Politics Daily — Authority 783
   Filed under: Senate , Democrats , Republicans , Obama Administration , The Capitolist , Afghanistan , Congress […] Republican on the committee and the chief architect of the Iraq surge strategy, took Obama to task for announcing a date at all […] . "A withdrawal date only emboldens al-Qaida and the Taliban while dispiriting our Afghan partners and making it less
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5. Obamas Afghanistan Strategy Has Echoes Of Bush

   
   The Huffington Post — Authority 952
   , America must succeed in Iraq," President George W. Bush said in January 2007 when he ordered his 20,000-troop surge. From […] process to goals to specifics, Obamas new war plan is eerily similar to Bushs. Then in Iraq, as now in Afghanistan, the […] Iraq, as now in Afghanistan, the war has become longer, costlier and more unpopular than U.S. leaders expected. American
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6. Christian Parenti: For Obama the Road to Reelection Runs Through Kabul …

   
   The Huffington Post — Authority 952
   mojo in his masculine war dance: He promised to lose Iraq (withdrawal or redeploy if you prefer), but do so while […] either side of Iran due to its occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan. And small bases in Central Asia. But these do not require […] the Cold War, Carter then Regan used it as the Soviet "bear trap." Then George W Bush used it to trampoline into Iraq. The
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7. Members of Congress react to Obamas Afghanistan decision

   
   CNN Political Ticker — Authority 817
   reaction among Capitol Hill Democrats Tuesday. Leading Republicans backed the additional deployments, but questioned the […] creation of a three-year withdrawal timetable. The sharp disagreement among members of Obamas own party indicates potential […] eight-year conflict. Obama is slated to announce the new troop deployments - along with the three-year withdrawal plan - in
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8. The Notes Must-Reads for Monday, December 7, 2009

   
   The Note — Authority 705
   -care pep talk” LINK Boston Globes Lisa Wangsness: "Obama prods Democrats on health care" LINK The Hills J. Taylor Rushing […] ’s Shailagh Murray and Lori Montgomery: “Obama presses Democrats on health-care bill” LINK PRESIDENT OBAMA: USA Todays […] John Fritze: "Senate Democrats get pep talk from President Obama" LINK USA Todays Andrew M. Seaman: "Federal workers
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9. The Time for Political Games is Over

   
   White House.gov Blog — Authority 765
   support preparations to continue withdrawal from Iraq.More than $23 billion for equipment used by our service members in Iraq […] operations and maintenance, and military personnel requirements for ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to […] depth of the hypocrisy involved is stunning.  Back in 2007, when Congress was debating how to bring the war in Iraq to a
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10. The Depression Of The Democrats

    
    The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Authority 834
    withdrawal from Iraq is postponed because they cannot even agree on an election date or terms despite months and months of […] November, some movement occurs on Iran, and troops come home from Iraq in larger numbers ... anything can happen.
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