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    White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said on Sunday that former US president George W. Bush had failed to ask key questions regarding the war in Afghanistan. "The president [Obama] is asking the questions that have never been asked on the civilian side, the political side, the military side and the strategic side" Emanuel told CNN’s State of the Union. Full Article at Sweetness & Light
    The president [Obama] is asking the questions that have never been asked on the civilian side, the political side, the military side and the strategic side
    Rahm Emanuel – Rahm Emanuel SOURCE: Sweetness & Light 1 month ago
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Iran Loves Emanuel’s Afghan Comments
  1. Do you have a credible Afghan partner for this process that can provide the security and the type of services that the Afghan people need?
    SOURCE: Sweetness & Light 1 month ago
  2. It’s clear that basically we had a war for eight years that was going on, that’s adrift, that we’re beginning at scratch, just at the starting point … and that there’s not a security force, an army, and the types of services that are important for the Afghans to become a true partner
    Rahm Emanuel – Rahm Emanuel SOURCE: Sweetness & Light 1 month ago

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