The options on the table before the Obama Administration War Cabinet all involved escalating the occupation by as many as 80,000 troops. The president wants other options as he continues dithering.
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Obama Passes on the ‘Four Options’ to Increase Troops in Afghanistan
Posted: 11 November 2009 by Editors in Af-Pak War, National News, Political ScienceTags: Af-Pak War, Afghan surge, Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, al-Qaida, AntiWar radio, Central Asia, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, Dahr Jamail, fascism, Hamid Karzai, human rights, imperialism, international law, John Kerry, Jonathan Landay, Karl Eikenberry, Lew Rockwell, libertarian, liberty, Middle East, military recruiting, Newspeak, Obama, occupation, Pakistan, PTSD, Rachel Maddow, RAND Corporation, Richard Haass, Seymour Hersh, shell shock, Stanley McChrystal, Taliban, terrorism, US, Veterns Day, War, War on Terror
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