Feingold Set to Oppose Further Troop Boost for Afghanistan

Washington Independent by Spencer Ackerman | Aug. 5, 2009 (News Report)
Fears That More U.S. Forces Could Prompt Insurgents to Cross Into Pakistan

“I don’t think the case has been effectively made for continuing to send more and more troops into Afghanistan,” Feingold said in a Wednesday interview. “I am very unhappy with the answers I’ve received about the issue of whether constantly increasing troops is helping the situation in Pakistan or making it worse. I suspect it could be making things worse.” Feingold fears that increasing troops in Afghanistan might lead insurgents to cross the ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Poverty, Afghanistan, Pakistan, National Security, U.S. Senate, Peace
Member Tags: Senator Feingold, Department of Offense, slot 1, slot 3, barack obama, Robert Gates, robert greenwald, Russ Feingold, stanley mcchrystal, congress
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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 5, 2009

Ackerman gives a full report of Senator Feingold's positioning to oppose more funding and escalation or the occupation of Afghanistan, including some background on the military aspects. A shift in public sentiment and Senate sentiment is suggested, but no polling is given to quantify it.

The invasion was never ethical nor legal. The military objective as morphed from rooting out al-Qaeda to rooting out the Taliban in a civil war against a corrupt puppet government in Kabul. Obama's strange obsession with Afghanistan threatens to lead the US down the same path as Britain and Russia found.

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Randy Morrow
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 by Randy Morrow - Aug. 7, 2009

“The reality is this is not a problem that can be solved with a military solution, and most politicians haven’t been there or don’t really recognize the problems,” ... More »

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John Louden
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 by John Louden - Aug. 5, 2009

A nervousness has developed, not only among Democrats, but Republicans as well,” Feingold said. While he said he couldn’t “put a number” on how many of his ... More »

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