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US Politics & Gov't News tagged with afghanistan

First U.S. Official Resigns Over Afghan War
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: USA, Afghanistan, Marine, Iraq, State Department, miltary, Taliban, U.S. official, political resignation, afghan insurgency )

Dove Flow
- 13 days ago - foxnews.com
A former Marine who fought in Iraq, joined the State Department after leaving the military and was a diplomat in a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan has become the first U.S. official to resign in protest of the Afghan war.....
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ACT NOW - Urge Congress to Oppose Military Escalation in Afghanistan
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: afghanistan, USA, war, troop escalation, terrorism, crime, military, politics, propaganda, ethics )

David
- 18 days ago - noescalation.org
U.S. Gen. McChrystal has asked for 40,000 additional troops in Afghanistan. President Obama must make a choice soon. NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT: preventing more combat troops from going to Afghanistan will be much easier than trying to bring them back.
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Take Action- Tell the White House: No More Troops to Afghanistan
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: petiton, afghanistan, troops, usa, politics, obama, government )

Daphna
- 20 days ago - support.afsc.org
President Obama will soon decide whether to send more troops to Afghanistan. It's time he said no -- no more troops to Afghanistan. It's time he said yes to more civilian-led development there. <br /> I'm asking you to e-mail the presi
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Most Americans Say "Afghanistan = Vietnam" - NO MORE TROOPS!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Afghanistan, Vietnam, USA, war, politics, death, destruction, human sacrifice, stupidity, government, terrorism )

David
- 20 days ago - justforeignpolicy.org
CNN reports. 59 percent oppose sending more U.S. troops. Of those opposed, 28 percent want Washington to withdraw all U.S troops, 21 percent are calling for a partial American pullout, and 8 percent say the number of troops should remain the same.
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Mother's Final Duty to Soldier Son: Escort His Body Home From Afghanistan
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: USA, Afghanistan, soldiers, dead soldiers, sons, mothers, family, responsibility, Arlington National Cemetary, US army, Spc. Stephan Mace )

Dove Flow
- 21 days ago - cnn.com:80
Spc. Stephan Mace was one of 8 who died in Oct.3 battle in Afghanistan. To be laid in Arlington Cemetary. Mom: "It was my responsibility as a mother to bring him home"
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With Friends Like the US, Pakistan Doesn't Need Enemies - Washington's Clumsy Approach Sparks Civil War
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Pakistan, Afghanistan, war profiteering, terrorism, military, abuse, crime, usa, ethics )

David
- 23 days ago - informationclearinghouse.info
Pakistan is paying an increasingly heavy price. Like a spate of previous Taliban attacks in recent days, today's mayhem in Lahore underscored fears that the principal consequence of Washington's Afghan paralysis is the further destabilisation of Pakistan.
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Are We the Martians of the Twenty First Century, and Is the War in Afghanistan Fun?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: war, iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, iran, north korea, crime, abuse, lies, money, money money, greed, military, death, media, dishonesty, flying saucers, pigs will fly, propaganda, politics, troops, ethics )

David
- 24 days ago - motherjones.com
After almost eight years of war, only now does the danger that we might "look increasingly like occupiers" rise to the surface. Since "occupier" is a role Americans just can't compehend. Let's agree that we are aliens, intent on destroying the planet?
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Why Afghanistan Really Fell Apart - Regime Change V. Regime Modification
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Afghanistan, war, war profiteering, crime, corruption, dishonesty, ethics )

David
- 28 days ago - consortiumnews.com
Rather than "regime change," a more realistic goal may be "regime modification," accepting the need for compromise and coalitions, rather than insisting on total victory. Now, it falls to President Barack Obama to figure out some new formulation.
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Vietghanistan; You Wouldn't Lie To Me, Would You?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: war, afghanistan, vietnam, insanity, death, crime, propaganda, ethics )

David
- 28 days ago - opednews.com
Insanity can be described as repeating the same behaviors over and over yet expecting different results. What do you call the War in Afghanistan if not insanity? No more lies, no more death, get out now. We are accomplishing nothing good in Afghanistan.
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Are Pentagon Contracts Funding the Taliban? - It Seemed Like Such a Good Idea at the Time
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: afghanistan, war, corruption, abuse, americans, terrorism, military, lies, ethics )

David
- 31 days ago - globalpost.com
A US military aid program is being used by the Taliban as an extortion racket...Eikenberry, who is now the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, said, "There must be a way of producing bottled water in Afghanistan?"
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8 Years of War - Most Americans See Afghan Fight Worth US Bloodshed
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: U.S.A., Afghanistan, war, violence, death, ethics )

David
- 31 days ago - rawstory.com
A solid majority of Americans are willing to see some of their countrymen die to achieve a terror-free Afghanistan, but US misgivings about sending more troops remain, a poll released Wednesday said...A conflict of interests?...Are you Confused?...I AM!
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Thanks! But What's With the Nobel Peace Prize for a War President?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: WAR, PEACE, terrorism, government, crime, iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, humanrights, freedoms, nobel prize, ethics what are they? )

David
- 31 days ago - worldcantwait.net
I guess to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee it means presiding over the further destruction of the population of three countries that didn't harm anyone. I guess it means voting for every war-funding bill while one is a Senator and continuing torture?
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Team Obama: Afghan Taliban "NOT a Threat to U.S" - The Ship of State Is Turning.
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Afghanistan, war, War on Terror, end of war OF terror, crime, obama, GoodNews )

David
- 31 days ago - justforeignpolicy.org
At long last, the Obama Administration is acknowledging that the Afghan Taliban don't threaten the United States, the first step to rejecting General McChrystal's request for 40,000 more troops. Opposition inside the Administration to sending more troops!
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Afghanistan - A War of Absurdity
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: afghanistan, troops, war, murder, civilians, destruction, crime, abuse, terrorism, ethics )

David
- 32 days ago - informationclearinghouse.info
"The al-Qaida presence is very diminished. The maximum estimate is less than 100 operating in the country, no bases, no ability to launch attacks on either us or our allies."...So WHY are we there at all?...BRING THE TROOPS HOME...NOW!
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Voters For Peace - White House Signals Afghan Exit Excuse? - What Is the Excuse, and Is It Valid?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Afghanistan, war, abuse, americans, corruption, dishonesty, government, terrorism, ethics )

David
- 34 days ago - votersforpeace.us
Widespread corruption in Afghanistan is a fundamental problem. "What can the Obama administration do, as it weighs options in Afghanistan, about corruption in Afghanistan? And if you don't deal with that, do you have a way of handling Afghanistan at all"?
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