'Afghan war not worth fighting'

TRANSCRIPT: Obama's Speech On Afghanistan Escalation

By: amalgam80

Our President has decided to further escalate the war in Afghanistan, focusing heavily on the training of Afghans and the problems in Pakistan.   Below is the speech in its entirety. I have put in bold some of the things that stuck out for me.           REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENTTO THE NATIONON THE WAY ...

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