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Quoted in 'US Officials Say Conditions Will Determine Pace of Afghanistan Withdrawal'

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:18:07 GMT

On one side, we are going to [put] in place additional troops dealing with these 11 provinces in Afghanistan. But what is not clear is precisely what is going to happen in Pakistan in this alliance of the two of us - the U.S. and Pakistan in this case

Congress worries about Obama's plan for Pakistan

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:57:39 GMT

addresses the problem of Taliban and al-Qaida safe havens across the border in Pakistan," said Sen. Richard Lugar, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Source: The San Jose Mercury News

Debate Over Obama's War Plan Focuses On Pakistan

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:51:16 GMT

Officials from the Obama administration continued on Thursday to defend their new Afghanistan strategy amid a flurry of criticism from both Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Source: NPR

Lugar questions troop boost in Afghanistan

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:29:38 GMT

WASHINGTON -- Congress needs much more discussion of whether President Barack Obamas mission in Afghanistan is worth the additional commitment, Sen. Richard Lugar said Thursday.
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal

Sen. Lugar wants more debate on Afghanistan proposal

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:35:05 GMT

WASHINGTON -- Congress needs much more discussion of whether President Barack Obamas mission in Afghanistan is worth the additional commitment, Sen. Richard Lugar said today.
Source: Palladium Item

Lugar wants more debate on Afghan plan

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:26:13 GMT

WASHINGTON -- Congress needs much more discussion of whether President Barack Obama's mission in Afghanistan is worth the additional commitment, Sen. Richard Lugar said today.
Source: Indianapolis Star

Lawmakers: Pakistan Key to Afghan Success

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:38:19 GMT

(CBS/AP) Updated at 11:50 a.m. EST President Barack Obama's planned troop buildup in Afghanistan came in for more skepticism on Capitol Hill Thursday with lawmakers zeroing in on how the U.S. will deal with terrorist havens in neighboring...
Source: CBS News

Quoted in 'Kaiser USAID Administrator Hearing Begins'

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:03:54 GMT

said in Medical News Today:

Ranking Republican Richard Lugar, [R-Ind.], asked Shah what could be done in the near term to fix USAID ... 'I believe quite a lot can happen immediately,' Shah said, stating that policy planning and other intellectual functions such as improving evaluation of programs can be improved sooner rather than later

Guest Post by British Ambassador to Cuba Dianna Melrose: A View from Havana

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:31:38 GMT

Contrary to what has been suggested on the Capitol Hill Cubans website, I couldn't agree more with Senator Richard Lugar and Representative Howard Berman's recent assessment that "over the last five decades, it has become clear that isolation will not...
Source: The Washington Note

Non-Random Notes (Throughout the day)

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:57:12 GMT

President Barack Obama outlines his new strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan in last night’s speech from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Obama and Vice President Biden have received the daily intelligence briefing in the Oval Office.
Source: New West Notes

Photo from AP Photo

Thu, 07 May 2009 15:00:19 GMT

Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind. , left, with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, listen as Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , speaks and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, listens right, during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington Thursday, May 7, 2...

Photo from AP Photo

Thu, 07 May 2009 15:00:19 GMT

Sen. Richard Lugar Speaking at the CARE National Conference 2009

Thu, 07 May 2009 05:56:28 GMT