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By Jose Ramos-Horta President Barack Obama is currently wrestling with the question of troop escalation in Afghanistan, against an upsurge of violence in the country and enormous complexities obscuring a clear path of action. Full Article at Wall Street Journal
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Barack Obama didn't set out to be a "war president," but that's what history compels him to be. The nation and the world are fortunate that he doesn't have the reckless, ready-fire-aim mentality of George W. Bush. Full Article at Indianapolis Star
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Despite Republican pressure to act quickly, President Barack Obama says he won't rush his decision about whether to send more troops to Afghanistan where 14 Americans died in the deadliest day for U.S. forces in more than four years. Full Article at San Diego Union-Tribune
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The 14 Americans who died in Afghanistan on Monday were a reminder that U.S. troops who die in Afghanistan are twice as likely to be killed in helicopter crashes as are their counterparts in Iraq. Full Article at Time Magazine
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In the media and in conversations anywhere people gather, all sorts of compelling arguments are being made against the United States deepening its military commitment in Afghanistan. But somehow they're not quite compelling enough. Full Article at McClatchy
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In Iraq, helicopter pilots face a greater prospect of being shot at by ground fire ... In Afghanistan, the greatest threat is the terrain.
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We all see the appeal of a limited counterterrorism mission, and no doubt it is part of the endgame, but I don't think we're there yet
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It's time for President Obama to do what it takes to win a war he has repeatedly and rightly called a war of necessity
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I'm not some peacenik, pot-smoking hippie who wants everyone to be in love.
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