Karzai Rival Says He Is Withdrawing From Runoff

New York Times by CARLOTTA GALL, Alissa J. Rubin | Nov. 1, 2009 (News)

Abdullah Abdullah announced on Sunday that he would not participate in the Nov. 7 Afghan runoff election, effectively handing a new term to President Hamid Karzai. Full Story »

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by James Canning - Nov. 1, 2009

This story accepts without question the Obama administration claim that the US military involvement in Afghanistan is primarily directed toward preventing al-Qaeda from re=establishing itself in that country. Al-Qaeda is a very small element of the insurgency.

Karzai himself says putting in more US troops will not imrpove security. This is not mentioned in the article.