Obama: No 'perfect answers' in Afghanistan

Obama's Big Decision on Troops in Afghanistan

By: dustgeer

As President Obama embarks on a review of the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan this month, he faces some stark and politically thorny choices. He can send more troops, as Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. forces, has asked in a classified memo. This would risk alienating Obama's core Democratic supporters—including Vice ...

2 months ago

Denver: Peace vigil as Obama announces Afghanistan escalation.

By: Evanherzoff1

Around 50 people gathered on the west side of the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver Colorado this evening, from 4:30 p.m. until around 6:30 p.m., to hold a vigil in opposition to President Barack Obama's decision to send an additional 34,000 in military personnel to Afghanistan. Despite the bitter 17° - 5° Fahrenheit ...

5 days ago

US will not rush more troops to Afghanistan, says President Barack ...

By: ahadsarkar

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has said he would not rush into a decision over whether to send more US troops to Afghanistan.  "I will never rush the solemn decision of sending you in the harm's way. I won't risk your lives unless it's absolutely necessary," Obama told a gathering of some 3,500 military personnel at a ...

about 1 month ago

Pakistan must ‘do more’ against all militants: Hillary

By: adeel123

WASHINGTON: Washington will press Islamabad to ‘do more’ against all the militant groups threatening Pakistan, its neighbours and the United States, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday. Testifying about President Barack Obama’s new strategy for the region, Mrs Clinton told lawmakers that the Pakistanis had shown ...

5 days ago