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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "afghanistan"

$57,077.60 -- That's What We're Paying Each Minute for the Occupation of Afghanistan

$57,077.60 -- That's What We're Paying Each Minute for the Occupation of Afghanistan

Jo Comerford, Tomdispatch.com. December 17, 2009.
The $30 billion cost of Obama's surge alone would place the US in the top-ten for global military spending, sandwiched between Italy and Saudi Arabia.

WTF? $26 Software Being Used to Hack Drone Program in Iraq & Afghanistan

WTF? $26 Software Being Used to Hack Drone Program in Iraq & Afghanistan

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: World. December 17, 2009.
The Wall Street Journal calls it a "potentially serious vulnerability in Washington's growing network of unmanned drones."

Why Serious Immigration Reform Is Inevitable

Why Serious Immigration Reform Is Inevitable

Mary Giovagnoli, Immigration Impact. December 15, 2009.
Hot-button issues like health reform and economic recovery will come and go. That U.S. immigration policy is fundamentally broken guarantees its eventual place in the conversation.

The 9 Surges of Obama's War

The 9 Surges of Obama's War

Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. December 14, 2009.
The troop surge is only one part of the escalation of the Afghanistan war. Here are 8 more signs of how fully the President has committed us.

Afghanistan: How the War Hawks Caged Obama

Afghanistan: How the War Hawks Caged Obama

Robert Parry, Consortium News. December 12, 2009.
How a desire for bipartisanship and peace within his own party led Obama to appoint a hawkish cabal that pushed him to a renewed war in Afghanistan.

Why Do Airstrikes in Afghanistan Keep Killing Exactly 30 People?

Why Do Airstrikes in Afghanistan Keep Killing Exactly 30 People?

Megan Carpentier, Air America. December 11, 2009.
Pentagon policy from the Rumsfeld days on acceptable kill rates still seems to be the guiding logic for what field commanders are telling the news media.

Does Obama's Road to Re-Election Run Through Kabul?

Does Obama's Road to Re-Election Run Through Kabul?

Christian Parenti, The Nation. December 10, 2009.
The real purpose of sending 30,000 soldiers to Afghanistan is to make Obama look tough as he heads toward his next election.

Obama Invokes 'Just War' as Nobel Chairman Compares Him to MLK

Obama Invokes 'Just War' as Nobel Chairman Compares Him to MLK

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet AlterNet: World. December 10, 2009.
President Obama accepts his Nobel Peace Prize by calling Afghanistan a "just war." The Nobel chairman claims "Dr. King's dream has come true." What?

Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize With a Pro-War Speech

Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize With a Pro-War Speech

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. December 10, 2009.
Obama spoke of "the world as it is" and insisted that "war is sometimes necessary" -- but generalities do nothing to mitigate the horrors of war being endured by others.

Not Satire: Obama to Invoke Aghanistan in His Nobel Speech

Not Satire: Obama to Invoke Aghanistan in His Nobel Speech

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. December 9, 2009.
The president plans to speak about war during his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in Oslo on Thursday. Perfect.

Obama Far Outdoes Bush in Escalating War -- The Numbers Will Surprise You

Obama Far Outdoes Bush in Escalating War -- The Numbers Will Surprise You

David DeGraw, Amped Status. December 9, 2009.
Increasing numbers of deployed soldiers, mercenaries and drones all add up to Obama being more of a war president than Bush, in terms of hard numbers.

The Real Reason Obama Is Escalating In Afghanistan

The Real Reason Obama Is Escalating In Afghanistan

Christian Parenti, The Nation AlterNet: World. December 8, 2009.
The real purpose of these 30,000 soldiers is to make Obama look tough as he heads toward the next U.S. presidential election.

Michael Tomasky v. Michael Moore: Whose Afghanistan View is More Imperialist?

Michael Tomasky v. Michael Moore: Whose Afghanistan View is More Imperialist?

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: World. December 7, 2009.
Michael Moore says the U.S. mission in Afghanistan is about the American empire. Tomasky pleads a moral case for intervention.

2011? Did We Say 2011? Administration Officials Backpedal on Afghan Withdrawal

2011? Did We Say 2011? Administration Officials Backpedal on Afghan Withdrawal

Staff, Think Progress AlterNet: World. December 7, 2009.
Gen. David Petraeus: "There’s no timeline, no ramp, nothing like that."

Thomas Friedman Can't Stop Comparing Afghanistan to a

Thomas Friedman Can't Stop Comparing Afghanistan to a "Special Needs Baby"

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: World. December 7, 2009.
From Charlie Rose to Hardball, Friedman has spent months polishing his favorite new metaphor.

Obama Advisers Backpedal on Afghanistan:

Obama Advisers Backpedal on Afghanistan: "There Is No Timetable;" "We're Not Talking About an Exit Strategy"

Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: World. December 7, 2009.
Over the weekend, David Petraeus, James Jones, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden told various news outlets that 2011 is not a hard deadline for withdrawal.

Krauthammer: My Pants Don't Tingle When Obama Gets On His War-Talk!

Krauthammer: My Pants Don't Tingle When Obama Gets On His War-Talk!

Brad Reed, Sadly, No! AlterNet: World. December 5, 2009.
War isn't a matter of national security for the neocon.

Unfriendly Fire: Michael Tomasky Attacks Michael Moore on Afghanistan

Unfriendly Fire: Michael Tomasky Attacks Michael Moore on Afghanistan

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: World. December 5, 2009.
I am so sick of hearing this straw man argument from liberals.

Obama's War Speech Woke the Sleeping Giant -- Anger Over Afghan Surge Fuels Country-Wide Protests

Obama's War Speech Woke the Sleeping Giant -- Anger Over Afghan Surge Fuels Country-Wide Protests

Jodie Evans, AlterNet. December 4, 2009.
The president's announcement of a troop surge in Afghanistan this week prompted protests in over 80 communities across the country.

Progressive Leaders Pan Obama's Decision for More War in Afghanistan -- 10 Reactions

Progressive Leaders Pan Obama's Decision for More War in Afghanistan -- 10 Reactions

AlterNetDecember 4, 2009.
Tom Hayden says he's taking the Obama bumpersticker off his car, Laura Flanders says the Bush Doctrine is still alive, and more.

Young People Love Obama, Hate His Policies

Young People Love Obama, Hate His Policies

Ari Melber, The Nation AlterNet: PEEK. December 3, 2009.
Obama is holding on to his strongest supporters, though they overwhelmingly oppose sending more troops to Afghanistan.

Troop Withdrawals

Troop Withdrawals "Etched In Stone"?

BarbinMD, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. December 3, 2009.
The White House has not been clear on whether the 2011 withdrawal from Afghanistan is conditional or "etched in stone."

This War Must End

This War Must End

Robert Greenwald, December 3, 2009.
This time, the tears Obama has inspired are not tears of joy.

GOP Congressman Opposes Timeline Because Afghanistan Extremists 'Wait Centuries to Get Even'

GOP Congressman Opposes Timeline Because Afghanistan Extremists 'Wait Centuries to Get Even'

Zaid Jilani, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. December 3, 2009.
Rep. John Mica (R-FL) apparently feels comfortable signaling to the Afghans that we may be in their country for centuries.

Memo to Tom Hayden: Obama Said He'd Escalate in Afghanistan During the Election

Memo to Tom Hayden: Obama Said He'd Escalate in Afghanistan During the Election

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. December 3, 2009.
I wish Obama had changed his mind on Afghanistan, and argued for him to do it. I will continue to do so. But I never had any illusions.