Remind Obama what he said about war

Have we learned nothing from Iraq? "When it comes to the war in Iraq, the time for promises and assurances, for waiting and patience is over. Too many lives have been lost and too many billions have been spent for us to trust the president on another tried-and-failed policy." That was Sen. Barack Obama in January 2007. With his Joint Chiefs now apparently gunning for more fighting and less talk in Afghanistan, Obama needs to be reminded of his own words. Full Story »

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James Canning
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by James Canning - Feb. 14, 2009

Amy Goodman warns that Obama should rethink his promise to escalate the US war effort in Afghanistan. US military activity seems to be making the situation worse.

I agree with Zbig Brzezinski that sending more US troops to Afghanistan will likely make the security situation worse. Why spend hundreds of billions of US taxpayer dollars to increase the level of instability in Afghanistan and the border areas of Pakistan?

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