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Obama on Afghanistan war: Our cause is just, our resolve unwavering
Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night, but balanced the buildup with a pledge to an impatient nation to begin withdrawing American forces in 18 months.In a prime-time speech at the U.S. Military Academy, the president said his new ... Comment?
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President Outlines Afghan War Strategy
But he'll also declare Tuesday night that troops will start leaving in 19 months. Comment?
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Obama: Overall goal in war is defeat of alQaida
Obama: Overall goal in war is defeat of al-Qaida Eds: APNewsNow. WEST POINT, N.Y. President Barack Obama says the core U.S. goal in Afghanistan remains the defeat of al-Qaida's terror network. Comment?
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Obama makes commitment for thousands more troops
President Barack Obama has commited 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan in an expensive war buildup. Comment?
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Canada taking charge of Afghanistan's treacherous Arghandab district
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Before the backdrop of U.S. President Barack Obama's long-awaited new Afghanistan strategy, NATO commanders are putting Canada's military command in charge of the tactically vital Arghandab district north of Kandahar city. Comment?
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President says overall goal in war is defeat of al-Qaida
President Barack Obama speaks at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on December 1, 2009 in West Point, New York. Comment?
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Combs: Obama surge proves Dems love war as much as Repubs
When a Republican president finds himself losing popularity, he moderates his position by spending billions on AIDS research or inner city schools. Comment?
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Increase in troops to be portrayed as exit strategy
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A US soldier on his vehicle before making a night patrol at a base near the town of Maidan Shahr in Wardak, Afghanistan. Comment?
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Escalation with an exit policy
West Point: President Barack Obama will on Tuesday announce a swift six-month surge of 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, but sketch an "end game" to the war by saying an exit strategy will begin within three years. Comment?
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American woman becomes petitioner in China
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She joins the crush of Chinese petitioners outside the high, well-guarded gates on cold Beijing mornings. Comment?
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A Victory for Holders of Yukos
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An arbitration panel has ruled that shareholders in the former Yukos oil company, which was disbanded by the Russian government in 2007, are entitled to seek an estimated $100 billion in damages from the Russian government, lawyers for the Yukos shareholders said on Tuesday. Comment?
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Officials: Obama asks up to 10,000 European troops
President Barack Obama is asking European members of NATO to contribute up to 10,000 additional troops to the international force in Afghanistan, officials with the military alliance said Tuesday. Comment?
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McChrystal says focus is building Afghan forces
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An Afghan displaced girls looks at the camera as others women wait in line to receive winter humanitarian aid provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees during a distribution for the needy people in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, Dec. Comment?
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Igor Zagorskiy is familiar with the tradition of sitting down to eat with family, but the tradition of an American-style Thanksgiving is still new to the 29-year-old masters of business administration student, and soon-to-be father. Comment?
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Anti-war activists return to the streets
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Photo by Bill Hackwell from our award-winning story " Resistance is futile -- or is it? " As President Obama announces an escalation of the war in Afghanistan this evening , anti-war activists are planning to take to the streets in protest . Comment?
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30,000-troop boost ordered by Obama in Afghanistan - AP
A A A' Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night, but balanced the buildup with a pledge to an impatient nation to begin withdrawing American forces in 18 months. Comment?
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Obama unveils ambitious Afghan war plan
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Dec. Comment?
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Obama: Overall goal in war is defeat of al-Qaida - AP
A A A' President Barack Obama says the core U.S. goal in Afghanistan remains the defeat of al-Qaida's terror network. Comment?
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Prepared remarks from Obama on war in Afghanistan
Remarks of President Barack Obama-As Prepared for Delivery The Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan United States Military Academy at West Point December 1, 2009 Good evening. Comment?
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At Camp Lejeune, Marines are ready to go
In this town, where nearly everyone wears a Marine uniform or has a friend or family member in the corps, people seemed relieved Tuesday that President Barack Obama had decided to increase U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan. Comment?
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