[Peace-discuss] Team Obama Divided, Public Strongly Opposed, to More Troops in Afghanistan

[Robert Naiman]

Top officials of the Obama Administration are divided on the expected
request of the Pentagon for more troops in Afghanistan, the New York
Times reports today. Leading the opposition is Vice-President Biden.
Biden has the wind of public opinion at his back. McClatchy News
reports that 56% of Americans oppose sending any more combat troops to
Afghanistan, with 35% in favor. Women oppose sending more troops by
the lopsided margin of 60-30. The first step to ending this war is
stopping its escalation.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/team-obama-divided-public_b_277487.html

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/9/4/12917/34949

http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/node/321

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Robert Naiman
Just Foreign Policy
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