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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.

U.S. General Stanley McChrystal Assumes Command in Afghanistan

Agence France Presse June 14, 2009.

McChrystal was tapped after his predecessor was sacked in May when the U.S. said it needed 'new thinking' in an escalating war.

Human Rights Groups Slam Obama's Move to Suppress Torture Photos

Willam Fisher, IPS News. May 14, 2009.

Two factors reportedly led to Obama's U-turn: objections from military brass and the president's upcoming speech in Egypt.

Gen. McChrystal's Rise: More Secrets, Less Daylight in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Tom Hayden, The Nation. May 14, 2009.

Will McChrystal continue his secret war now that he holds a more prominent position?

In Afghanistan, New General, Same War

Robert Dreyfuss, TheNation.com. May 12, 2009.

Gen. David McKiernan is pushed out and replaced with Gen. Stanley McChrystal. But don't expect any quick improvement on the battlefront.

After U.S. Strikes, Afghans Describe 'Tractor Trailers Full of Pieces of Human Bodies'

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. May 7, 2009.

Rage spreads in Afghanistan after a U.S. bombing kills some 130 people; Meanwhile the Pentagon spins a cover-up and Obama readies more troops.

'What is the End Game?': Why Obama Rejected a Bigger Surge in Afghanistan

Gareth Porter, IPS News. February 26, 2009.

Obama refused to send the full 30,000 troops requested by his generals because they had no plan for how to use them.