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The Petraeus Bait And Switch Maneuver
Gareth Porter, Truthout: "In interviews in recent weeks, General David Petraeus has been taking a line on what will happen in mid-2011 that challenges President Barack Obama's intention to begin a troop... ...
Sept. 11: A Day Without War
By Amy Goodman The ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States should serve as a moment to reflect on tolerance. It should be a day of peace. Yet the rising anti-Muslim fervor here,... ...
Gates Says U.S. Forces in Afghanistan for 'Years' to Come
Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, described the U.S. mission there as "a long-term proposition." http://www. foxnews.com/politics/2010/ 09/02/gates-start-afghanis tan-troop-pullout-debate/ From... ...
Victory in Iraq: Last of the Combat Troops Leaving Iraq?
Gates: Iraq occupation could go on, if we're asked to stay Robert Gates told reporters on Wednesday that by the end of the month, approximately 50,000 U.S. soldiers will remain in Iraq. Those forces,... ...
U.S. defense chief asks Congress for 33- billion war funding approval
"I am becoming increasingly concerned about the lack of progress on the supplemental, and strongly urge Congress to complete its work on the request as quickly as possible," Gates said during a Senate... ...
Obama's Afghanistan Strategy: The News Is Bad
US's futile stalemate in Afghanistan increasingly obvious http://www.ufppc.o rg/us-a-world-news-mainmen u-35/9720/ -------- Afghanistan: The News Is Bad While U.S. officials insist they are making progress... ...
Nato should not be fighting this war in Afghanistan
What might have seemed a relatively straightforward military venture to overthrow a government and rid the country of al-Qa'ida and its protectors, the Taliban, has now taken on a quite different hue.... ...
Afghanistan braucht humanitäre Hilfe und keine Soldaten
1. Februar 2008 Anlässlich der Forderung von US-Außenminister Robert Gates, Deutschland solle Kampftruppen in den Süden Afghanistans schicken, erklärt Christine Buchholz, Mitglied im Geschäftsführenden... ...
US considers “mini-surge” to rescue occupation
Reuters Afghanistan gave a welcome on Thursday to U.S. plans to send an extra 3,000 troops to fight the Taliban insurgency, but Washington’s move highlights divisions between Western allies over how much... ...