Detroit Free Press logo Detroit Free Press 3 weeks ago

FREE PRESS EDITORIAL: More troops? Only if U.S. wants more Afghan chaos

For most Americans, this country's deepening military entanglement in Afghanistan has occasioned more confusion than inconvenience. Most remember that the initial U.S. objective was to defeat the Taliban and capture Osama bin Laden. Full Article at Detroit Free Press

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  1. Taliban
  2. Al-Qaeda
  3. Hamid Karzai

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    Britain should start withdrawing, not reinforcing, its troops in Afghanistan. Sending extra troops is unnecessary and will prove counter-effective. Full Article at The Independent

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  1. Sadly, the government of Afghanistan has become a byword for corruption ... And I am not prepared to put the lives of British men and women in harm's way for a government that does not stand up against corruption.
    Gordon Brown – Gordon Brown SOURCE: The Independent 3 weeks ago
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  2. Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda
  3. Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai
  4. Barack Obama Barack Obama
  5. Tony Blair Tony Blair
  6. George W. Bush George W. Bush