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US Army Troops Ready for Afghanistan Deployment (www1.voanews.com)

News of the Afghanistan buildup comes less than a month after a deadly shooting incident at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead and created additional grief.

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Submitted 3 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |

Lawmakers Hear U.S. Options in Afghanistan (www.armytimes.com)

The witnesses testifying before the House Armed Services Committee crossed the broad range of strategy options in Afghanistan now likely being considered by the Obama administration.

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Submitted 5 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |

Kerry Calls Hearing on Afghanistan and Pakistan (www.boston.com)

Senator John F. Kerry made clear today that, while he is weighing the wisdom of adding additional troops to Afghanistan, he does not believe that withdrawal is an option.

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Submitted 5 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |

U.S. envoy: Timeline for troops leaving Iraq on track (www.cnn.com)

The U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Thursday that Iraq is making enough progress to stay on track for withdrawing all American troops by the end of next year.

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Submitted 6 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Gates says it's not time to leave Afghanistan (www.google.com)

Faced with waning public support for the military escalation in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that the war is worth fighting and signaled for the first time he may be... More

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Submitted 6 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

George Will: 'Time to leave Iraq' (www.politico.com)

Days after urging the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Afghanistan, conservative columnist George F. Will is calling on the administration to speed up the planned drawdown in Iraq, according to... More

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Submitted 6 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

U.S. troops may leave remote Afghan areas (www.upi.com)

U.S. military leaders in Afghanistan say they're considering pulling troops from some of the country's more remote regions along the Pakistan border.

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Submitted 7 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

U.S. troops in Iraq: Out of sight; Not out of mind (www.worldtribune.com)

U.S. military units have largely disappeared from public view in Iraq. As a result, the American military presence has been confined to base, with soldiers spending hours working out in the gym.

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Submitted 7 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Gates: Some US troops may be leaving Iraq early (www.google.com)

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday he sees "some chance of a modest acceleration" in the pace of U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq. Gates, returning from a trip to Iraq, told... More

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Submitted 7 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Too soon to leave Iraq (www.latimes.com)

Over the next 2 1/2 years, the United States is scheduled to withdraw all of its troops from Iraq. Americans, for the most part, are elated. The war in Iraq has been longer and costlier than almost... More

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Submitted 7 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

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