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Carl Levin’s Warning
The Washington Independent Blog —
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Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged the Obama administration not to surge U.S. troops before accelerating their Afghan counterparts. That used to be the perspective of Defense Secretary Robert Gates as well. But, of course, President Obama did the opposite, with ...1 hour ago -
What to Listen for in Today’s Afghanistan Testimony
The Washington Independent Blog —
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are set to answer questions on Afghanistan from the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning. Here’s what to listen for. 1. Dwell time . Gates was famously skeptical ...1 hour ago -
Obama’s Afghan Surge: Why He Told Us What We Already Know
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L ast night, in an address to the nation from the US Military Academy at West Point, NY, the President of the United States finally disclosed his long-suffering decision on General Stanley McChrystal’s proposed troop surge for Afghanistan. The theatrics surrounding this decision have at times bordered on the ...9 hours ago -
Obama Cuts Defense Spending
The Republican Temple —
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Jim sent this in: While President Barack Obama and the Democrat-run US Congress are willing to spend trillions of dollars on everything from “shovel-ready projects” to government health care, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Obama’s Administration have requested a draw-down of 32 percent in the 2010 ...11 hours ago -
UK’s national HC cancer rationing by region
C.O.P.S. —
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Late diagnosis of cancer causes at least 10,000 premature deaths a year. Thousands of people with cancer are dying prematurely because they live in the "wrong" part of the country, a government report reveals today. Charities and MPs condemned the variations, which mean that sufferers in some parts of the ...14 hours ago -
Petraeus’ Model for the ‘Extended Surge’ in Afghanistan
The Washington Independent —
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In 2007, Gen. David Petraeus, then the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, testified to Congress about how he envisioned the war ending. It turned out that he had a method for the war’s ending phases, but not a timetable for when they would occur. But the final phases he called “ transition to overwatch .” By ...14 hours ago -
What Happened to Increasing Soldiers’ Time Between Deployments?
The Washington Independent Blog —
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John Soltz of VoteVets makes an absolutely crucial point in an interview with TPM’s Christina Bellantoni : Soltz said VoteVets members are worried the policies such as the 2-year dwell time between deployments are “at risk” because “the math doesn’t add up.” This is an under-noticed shift that I noted ...20 hours ago -
Rep. Joe Sestak on the Afghanistan War, Pakistan and the Troop Increase
The Washington Independent Blog —
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Tonight’s Afghanistan strategy rollout comes at a tense moment for congressional Democrats. President Obama will announce an escalation of U.S. forces, an adjustment of his March strategy, and an ultimate time-horizon for an exit strategy. But the war, now in its ninth year, has become unpopular — and especially ...22 hours ago -
Obama Issues New Orders On Afghanistan
Mountain Sage —
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Hey, why not send more troops…..things worked out so well in Vietnam. Yes, I’m sure someone will show up to lecture me on how this is so different from Vietnam and I am aware of those differences, but it still feels like déjà vu all over again. President Obama huddled at 5 p.m. Sunday with his top military ...1 day ago -
Defense Official Communicated With State Dinner Crashers
American Conservative Daily —
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White House issues statement after questions were raised about communications between the administration and the couple prior to the dinner.1 day ago -
Obama unveiled Afghan plan to war council members
American Conservative Daily —
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House spokesman says President Barack Obama held an unannounced meeting with members of his war council on Afghanistan in the Oval Office Sunday night. Robert Gibbs says Obama used the meeting, that included Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and National Security Adviser James Jones, to ...1 day ago -
NO GITMO TERRORISTS IN AMERICA!
brianlee —
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An interesting article from www.moveamericaforward.org . You can get more interesting articles like this by subscribing to this blog here . NO GITMO TERRORISTS IN AMERICA! MICHIGAN RESIDENTS FIGHTING BACK AGAINST LEAKED OBAMA PLAN TO BRING TERRORISTS TO THEIR COMMUNITY In Standish, Mich., site of a nearly vacant ...1 day ago -
Send Rifqa Bary a Christmas card
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Bary denied visitors including her minister. The authorities, at the command of the Barys’ lawyer Omar, continue to isolate her. She has been in Ohio for well over a month and still there is no “approved visitation” list. How can this be? How can it be that friends who request a visit, and whom Rifqa ...1 day ago -
Supreme Court Throws Out Order to Disclose Abuse Photos
The Washington Independent Blog —
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The Supreme Court today threw out a ruling of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that had ordered the government to disclose photographs of detainees being abused by U.S. officials. The ruling was widely expected, given that Congress had recently changed the Freedom of Information Act to exempt disclosure of these ...1 day ago -
Obama Administration Never Considered Diplomacy in Afghanistan
The LA Progressive —
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The military-industrial complex will support Obama’s escalation of these wars in order to cash in on those lucrative defense contracts valued at $700 billion a year while good jobs in other sectors... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]2 days ago -
The Downside of Smart Power
The New Republic - Health Care Feed —
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After ten months of waiting, USAID finally has a new chief: Rajiv Shah, currently the agriculture department’s top scientist. Directing the country’s principal agency for administering foreign aid is a heady position for someone who is all of 36. And it’s going to be a difficult one. Shah is stepping into the ...2 days ago -
A Last-Minute Meeting On Afghanistan
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President Obama convened a last-minute meeting of his national security team tonight to discuss the language that his administration will use to describe its new strategy for Afghanistan. Two administration sources confirmed that the meeting, which began at 5:00 pm, included cabinet ... Taegan Goddards Political ...2 days ago -
Afghanistan: The “Dithering” Ends. The Soldiering Begins.
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Tuesday night, after months of careful deliberation—some have called it “dithering,” Gen. McChrystal recently called it a “thoughtful process”— President Obama will, before an audience of resplendent cadets at storied West Point, announce to the nation how ... tsteels2 posted 80 minutes ago from ...2 days ago -
Afghanistan: The “Dithering” Ends. The Soldiering Begins.
The Moderate Voice —
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Tuesday night, after months of careful deliberation—some have called it “dithering,” Gen. McChrystal recently called it a “thoughtful process”— President Obama will, before an audience of resplendent cadets at storied West Point, announce to the nation how many additional American troops will be sent to ...2 days ago -
McChrystal’s Testimony: (Probably) Week of Dec. 7
The Washington Independent Blog —
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It’s been one of the most anticipated moments of the Afghanistan debate in Washington: when the commander of U.S. and NATO forces will testify before Congress about the Obama administration’s strategy. Recall that earlier this fall, Republican members tried to bring Gen. Stanley McChrystal to the Hill ahead of ...2 days ago
