Tag / troop surge
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Paying for the Surge
On Tuesday, December 1, President Obama gave a Presidential Address to the nation outlining his new strategy for the military engagement in Afghanistan. He announced an increase of 30,000 troops within the next six months, but also said that troops would begin coming home by July 2011. His speech touched on the history of the…
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What Lies Next For Afghanistan
President Barack Obama has just announced his plans to dispatch 30,000 more US troops to Afghanistan, and not a moment too soon. Many Americans are divided and skeptical over the consequences and necessity of committing more forces to Afghanistan, and whether the troop surge strategy will be as success as it has been in Iraq.…
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Obama's Afghanistan Strategy is Flawed
On Tuesday evening, when President Obama announced his plan to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, it was the first time in years that Sean Hannity and Michael Moore could agree on anything (albeit for different reasons); Obama’s plan is flawed. Moore, as well as many others on the Left, criticizes Obama for stating that the…