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Top US officials have begun working to build support for the Afghan troop surge, a day after President Barack Obama set out his new strategy. Full Article at BBC News
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WASHINGTON - Amid soaring budget deficits, President Barack Obama is running into congressional qualms over how to pay for his troop buildup in Afghanistan. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Kim Tae-young during Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) at the Defense Ministry in Seoul October 22, 2009. View Photo »
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As the troop dispatch has been already settled when U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited Seoul last month, there is no need to deal with the issue again
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WASHINGTON - A deeply skeptical Congress on Wednesday resigned itself to President Barack Obama's escalation of the Afghanistan war, even as the president's chief military and diplomatic advisers sought to cool any expectations that the war would end in... Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor
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Mid-2011 Start To U.S. Afghan Pullout May Slip, Officials Tell Skeptical Senators
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The first of 30,000 new U.S. troops will arrive in Afghanistan this month, top officials said Wednesday, but added that plans to start bringing the soldiers home in 18 months could slip. President Obama late Tuesday announced the major increase in U.S. Full Article at Investor's Business Daily
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Senators Hammer Defense Chief Gates and Adm. Mullen on Afghanistan Withdrawal Timeline
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"That is correct," he said. "And am I right that...there is no deadline for the end of that transfer? It will be based on conditions on the ground?" Get the new PD toolbar! Full Article at Politics Daily
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Kim Tae-young during Security Consultative Meeting or SCM at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. View Photo »
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are coalescing around a proposal to send 30,000 or more additional American troops to Afghanistan.
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... with money, weapons, and training. I wonder who is backing them today? still is. Haven't you seen the stories about paying off the Taliban to let the supply convoys through? Full Article at Crooks and Liars
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One day after President Barack Obama unveiled his high-risk strategy for the Afghan troop surge, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced skepticism from lawmakers of a big escalation of the unpopular and expensive... Full Article at International Business Times
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ARLINGTON, VA - SEPTEMBER 17: Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. James E. Cartwright answers questions during a press briefing with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates at the Pentagon on September 17, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia.
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We would only hope that Japan’s contribution will be commensurate with its standing as one of the greatest powers in the world
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It's hard for me to believe that the Congress would support going forward in Guam without real progress with respect to the Futenma replacement facility
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We're not just going to sit on our hands, waiting for the outcome of this election and for the emergence of a government in Kabul
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we do not today, nor will we ever, accept a North Korea (DPRK) with nuclear weapons. We will work, as an alliance and with other allies and partners, for the complete and verifiable denuclearization of North Korea (DPRK).
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we do not today, nor will we ever, accept a North Korea (DPRK) with nuclear weapons. We will work, as an alliance and with other allies and partners, for the complete and verifiable denuclearization of North Korea (DPRK).
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There should be no mistaking that we do not today — nor will we ever — accept a North Korea with nuclear weapons
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Without the Futenma realignment... there will be no relocation to Guam ... And without relocation to Guam, there'll be no consolidation of forces and return of land in Okinawa.
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We in President Obama's administration understand what it is like to go through a transition period ... And, as your government exercises its new responsibilities, I want you to know the United States stands with you and we are committed to advancing and implementing our agreed alliance transformation a...
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We in President Obama's administration understand what it is like to go through a transition period ... And, as your government exercises its new responsibilities, I want you to know the United States stands with you and we are committed to advancing and implementing our agreed alliance transformation a...
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The alliance between our countries remains a cornerstone of U.S. security policy in Asia
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As your government exercises its new responsibilities, I want you to know the United States stands with you ... And we are committed to advancing and implementing our agreed alliance transformation agenda.
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Whatever emerges in Kabul is going to be an evolutionary process … it's not going to be complicated one day and simple the next
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A number of countries benefit more from the refueling than the United States does ... So I don't see the refueling as being a favor to the United States, but rather a contribution that the Japanese have made that is commensurate with its standing in the world as the second-wealthiest country and one of ...
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A number of countries benefit more from the refueling than the United States does ... So I don't see the refueling as being a favor to the United States, but rather a contribution that the Japanese have made that is commensurate with its standing in the world as the second-wealthiest country and one of ...
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Our ticket out of Afghanistan is the ability of the Afghans to maintain their own security
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I'm obviously encouraged by the Pakistani operations. I think that the terrorist attacks that have been launched inside Pakistan in recent days made clear the need to begin the deal with this problem
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The reality is, even though the president has further significant decisions in front of him, we already have 68,000 American troops on the ground in Afghanistan and almost 40,000 troops from other countries ... They’re not all just staying in their tents while we await the outcome of the election. They’...
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My view is that whatever emerges in Kabul is going to be an evolutionary process ... It’s not going to be complicated one day and simple the next.
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We're not leaving Afghanistan
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Because of our inability, and the inability, frankly, of our allies, [for putting] enough troops into Afghanistan, the Taliban do have the momentum right now, it seems
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We are not leaving Afghanistan. This discussion is about next steps forward and the president has some momentous decisions to make
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That country, and particularly the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, is the modern epicentre of jihad. And their view is ... they now have the opportunity to defeat a second superpower, which more than anything would empower their message and the opportunity to recruit and fund raise and plan operations
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Because of our inability and the inability, frankly, of our allies to put enough troops in Afghanistan, the Taleban do have the momentum right now
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I had lunch with the Pakistani ambassador last week, and I made absolutely clear to him: we are not leaving Afghanistan
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I believe the decisions that the president will make for the next stage of the Afghanistan campaign will be among the most important of his presidency, so it is important that we take our time to do all we can to get this right
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