It's Time For Us To Go

The Daily Beast by Christopher Buckley | Oct. 28, 2009 (Opinion)

(Blog Post) Get out of Afghanistan now, Mr. President. And here's why...If you have not seen Karen DeYoung’s Oct 27 story, “U.S. Official Resigns Over Afghan War”, you owe it to yourself, your country, and our soldiers over there to read it. But even more powerful than Ms. DeYoung’s stunner of a scoop is the accompanying letter of resignation itself of Matthew P. Hoh, the 36-year old Marine-turned-Foreign Service Officer. It is a cry of conscience and an ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: War, Afghanistan, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Cynthia Gilbert - Oct 29, 2009 - 7:28 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Cynthia Gilbert (review), Fabrice Florin (review)
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Oct 29, 2009 - 9:58 AM PDT
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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 29, 2009

Interesting opinion about the resignation of former Marine Matthew Hoh from the Foreign Service in Afghanistan. Much of the author's commentary centers around quotes from Mr. Hoh's resignation letter and the related Washington Post article (see links). Thoughtful blog post, but with little new information.

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  • Official resigns over Afghan war

    Washington Post by Karen DeYoung | Oct. 27, 2009 (Special Report)
    Foreign Service officer leaves in protest of war he had come to believe simply fueled the insurgency.
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  • Resignation letter by former Marine Matthew Hoh Pending

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