Sunday, November 29, 2009

Afghanistan War News Updates -- November 29, 2009


Democrats In Revolt Over Barack Obama’s Troop Surge -- Times Online

Barack Obama's much-vaunted eloquence faces the biggest test of his presidential career this week when he takes to the stage at West Point military academy to explain to a nation that thought it had elected an anti-war president why he is escalating the conflict in Afghanistan.

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More News On Afghanistan

Obama Faces Tough Task in Outlining Afghanistan Strategy, Experts Say -- FOX News
Obama prepares to announce Afghan surge -- AFP
FACTBOX-How Obama's Afghan strategy is shaping up -- Reuters
9,000 Marines to Helmand after Obama speech: report -- AFP
U.S. eyes Afghan drawdown starting by 2013: report -- Reuters

Air strike kills 30 Taliban in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Afghan police say 27 Taliban killed in clash -- AFP
To Prepare for War, GI’s Get a Dress Rehearsal -- New York Times
Newly Deployed Marines to Target Taliban Bastion -- Washington Post
US soldiers: Afghan war more challenging than Iraq -- AP
Marines Plow Ahead with Anti-poppy Campaign in Afghan District -- L.A. Times

UK to host conference on future of Afghanistan -- Sydney Morning Herald
Afghanistan summit to plan for withdrawal -- The Guardian
British PM Calls Afghan Meeting to Plan Security Handover -- Voice of America
NATO Tempts Taliban in From Cold -- Times Online

Commentaries And Analysis

The Afghan decision -- Washington Post editorial
Will the true President Barack Obama stand up on Afghanistan? -- The Telegraph
Obama 'realism' faces Afghan test -- Ben Smith, Politico
Should we pay higher taxes to cover the cost of Afghan war? -- McClatchy News

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