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Politicians and generals struggle with public opinion over Afghanistan

Politicians and military leaders have been struggling to justify the war in Afghanistan in the face of growing public opposition. Full Article at Ekklesia

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  1. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 08:  Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and commander of United States Forces Afghanistan U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal (L) and Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry speak before testifying to the Senate Armed Services Committee about the war in...
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  3. WOOTTON BASSETT, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08:  John Amer, (L) father of Acting Sergeant John Paxton Amer, 30, of 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, prepares to step forward to place flowers on the hearse carrying his son's coffin as it passes mourners lining the High Street on December 8, 2009 in Wootton...
  4. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - DECEMBER 08:  Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) gestures during a press conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the Presidential Palace December 8, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  5. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) walks with Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Jock Stirrup (C), and Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth inside 10 Downing Street, in central London November 30, 2009.
  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 20:  Secretary of State for Defence Bob Ainsworth arrives in Downing Street for the weekly Cabinet meeting on October 20, 2009 in London, England.
  7. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01:  Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Shaun Woodward delivers his speech to the Labour Party Conference in the Brighton Centre on October 1, 2009 in Brighton, England.
  8. WALLINGFORD, ENGLAND - AUGUST 11:  Secretary of State for Defence Bob Ainsworth (L) speaks to troops serving with the Puma and Merlin helicopter squadron in Iraq on their return to RAF Benson on August 11, 2009 in Wallingford, England.
  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 30:  Bob Ainsworth the Secretary of State for Defence leaves a television studio in Westminster on July 30, 2009 in London, England.

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