Tensions Flare Up Between White House, Pentagon as Afghanistan Drawdown Nears -- ABC News
The debate over the drawdown of troops in Afghanistan, set to begin next month, is unearthing old tensions between the Pentagon and the White House that could present new political and logistical challenges for President Obama.
Soon-to-be-retired Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, on his final tour of the country this week, warned that it would be "premature" to make any significant changes to the military campaign in Afghanistan before the end of the year or until the United States can say that "we've turned the corner here in Afghanistan."
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Military warns against hasty Afghan drawdown -- Reuters
Sen. Armed Services chair wants 15,000 troops out of Afghanistan -- MSNBC
Q+A: Transition in Afghanistan -- Reuters
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Mood in Northern Afghanistan Shifts against German Troops -- Spiegel Online
Obama Thanks Germany for Work in Afghanistan -- U.S. Department of Defense
52% - 35% Majority Believes U.S. Should Leave Afghanistan Faster Now That Bin Laden Is Dead -- Yahoo News/PRNewswire
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US Congressional Panel Finds Afghan Aid Effort Marginally Successful -- Voice of America
Dem study sounds Afghanistan alarm -- Politico
Senate Report Examines U.S. Efforts In Afghanistan -- NPR (Audio)
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U.S. Senate Report: Afghanistan Could Face Economic Crisis After 2014 -- Radio Free Europe
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How to exit Afghanistan without creating wider conflict -- Henry Kissinger, Washington Post
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