Thursday, April 12, 2012

U.S. Congress Will Question Defense Officials Over Afghan Night-Raids Deal

'Tough Questions' Await Defense Officials Over Afghan Night-Raids Deal -- The Hill

Lawmakers plan to grill Pentagon officials behind closed doors over the Defense Department's (DOD) new deal with Afghanistan governing U.S. special operations in the country.

DOD plans to brief House and Senate defense staff over the next few weeks on the agreement, which hands oversight of controversial night raids to the Afghan government.

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My Comment: With this being an election year .... and support for the Afghan war at an all time low .... I will not be surprised to see public hearings on this Afghan deal and other Afghan issues coming soon.

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