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Obama gamble: 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan Daily Record Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:14 AM PST WEST POINT, New York (AP) â€" President Barack Obama, in a defining moment of his presidency, announced he would deepen the U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, sending 30,000 more troops to fight the Taliban despite Americans' growing pessimism about the war. As Afghan War Intensifies, Ministry Mobilizes Grandparents to Support Children of Wounded Soldiers Christian News Wire Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:11 AM PST COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 2 / Christian Newswire / -- As President Obama announced plans to send more troops to Afghanistan Tuesday night, Christian Grandparenting Network is mobilizing the grandparents of wounded soldiers to step up and be part of providing hope and encouragement to their grandkids. Afghans Doubt That More U.S. Troops Will Bring Peace (Update1) Bloomberg Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:11 AM PST Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- While President Barack Obama plans to start withdrawing U.S. forces from Afghanistan a year after completing his troop buildup, some Afghans say the necessary progress in stabilizing the country may not happen that quickly. The commendably missing element from Obama's speech Salon.com Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:09 AM PST There was no pretense that human rights is our goal, or the likely outcome, in escalating the war. Congress scrutinizes Obama's Afghanistan plan The Capital Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:09 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Obama administration's new surge-and-exit troop strategy in Afghanistan is aimed more at wringing reforms from President Hamid Karzai than mollifying a war-weary American public. Obama Urged To Cut Taxes For Small Businesses, Tax-News.com Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:08 AM PST Chuck Grassley, the senior Republican on the Senate Committee on Finance, has called on the White House and Democratic congressional leaders to boost the economy by lowering small businesses’ tax burden. More troops to Afghanistan The Signal Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:08 AM PST Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night, but balanced the buildup with a pledge to an impatient nation to begin withdrawing American forces in 18 months. White House gate-crashers went without confirmed invitation The Capital Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:08 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Copies of e-mails between the White House party crashers and a Pentagon official undermine their claims that they were invited to President Barack Obama's first state dinner. Europe welcomes Obama speech but few pledge troops The Buffalo News Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:07 AM PST European leaders and top diplomats hailed President Barack Obama's speech defining the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, but few countries were forthcoming Wednesday with pledges of fresh troops. Europe reluctant to make firm Afghan troop pledges thewest.com.au Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:06 AM PST PARIS (Reuters) - European leaders were quick to offer verbal support on Wednesday for U.S. President Barack Obama's Afghanistan strategy, but in less of a hurry to commit new troops to an uncertain and deadly military campaign.

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