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  1. Obama Announces Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense

    Mon, 7 Jan 2013

    hagel's military service. While serving as a republican senator, he angered some in his own party for not backing the troop surge in iraq. Not supporting unilateral sanctions against iran. And what some on the hill perceive as a lack of support for israel

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  1. Hagel's Own Words Are Fodder for Critics

    Mon, 7 Jan 2013

    stand put him at odds with most of his party's lawmakers, including fellow Vietnam veteran McCain. As it turned out, the troop surge was widely credited with stabilizing the war-torn country and putting it on a path that eventually enabled the U.S

  2. Cabinet Shakeup: No Such Thing As A 'Slam Dunk' (The Note)

    Mon, 7 Jan 2013

    Nebraska Republican has also drawn fire for his outspoken opposition to the 2003 U.S.-led war in Iraq and the subsequent troop " surge " ordered by then-President George W. Bush in 2007, which has been credited with helping bring the war to a close. On

  3. President Obama Picks Chuck Hagel, Fight Over Defense Secretary

    Sun, 6 Jan 2013

    Nebraska Republican has also drawn fire for his outspoken opposition to the 2003 U.S.-led war in Iraq and the subsequent troop " surge " ordered by then-President George W. Bush in 2007, which has been credited with helping bring the war to a close. On

  4. Afghan Violence Falls in 2012, Insider Attacks Up

    Sun, 30 Dec 2012

    and other groups have been less active than in the past, and overall levels of violence were higher than before a U.S. troop surge two years ago. U.S. troop deaths declined overall from 404 last year to 295 deaths as of Saturday Dec. 29, as Washington

  5. Soldier's E-mail Changes House Defense Chair's Position on Afghanistan

    Fri, 21 Sep 2012

    ordered the U.S. military to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of this summer, effectively ending the troop " surge " he deployed in 2009. Today the last of those troops left Afghanistan ; 68,000 American troops remain. The plan also

  6. Obama Campaign Remembers Their Mantra (The Note)

    Mon, 9 Jul 2012

    News/Yahoo!'s Power Player series "Political Punch" Jake Tapper talks with the books' author. "We squandered the troop surge ," says Rajiv Chandrasekaran, author of Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan, "because of this nasty

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  1. Biden warned Obama on 2009 troop surge , according to memo

    Mon, 25 Jun 2012

    Vice President Joe Biden warned President Obama that the underlying rationale for the 2009 troop surge in Afghanistan was profoundly flawed, according to a leaked memo that is set to be published this week in a new book about the

  2. Biden to slam Romney on foreign policy Thursday

    Wed, 25 Apr 2012

    But his campaign web site accuses Obama of disregarding the advice of top military commanders -- notably on the size of the troop " surge " he ordered in late 2009 -- and of setting a "politically inspired" withdrawal timetable . (Look for Obama's aides and surrogates

  3. Gen. Wesley Clark Hits Romney, GOP on National Security

    Mon, 21 Nov 2011

    Clark singled out what he described as Romney’s shifting position on Afghanistan. “One praised President Obama’s troop surge and concurred with the idea of later taking combat troops out of Afghanistan, while criticizing setting a withdrawal date. Then he

  4. Dick Cheney Tells Republican Presidential Candidates To Watch Their Mouths

    Thu, 8 Sep 2011

    deficit reduction.” And, as for Huntsman’s view that it’s time to draw down U.S. troops who were part of the surge strategy in Afghanistan , Cheney said that would be “a mistake.” “President Obama has announced he’s going to take

  5. Debt Deal: 'Three' Is The Magic Number

    Fri, 15 Jul 2011

    discussions, including Oval Office debates over the Afghanistan war in which Biden pressed unsuccessfully against the 2009 troop surge . Since then, Obama has moved closer to Biden’s position, said Steve Clemons, an analyst at the New America

  6. Obama To Announce NATO Summit on Afghanistan

    Wed, 22 Jun 2011

    announce his strategy to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan next month, a promise he made when he ordered the 30,000 troopsurge ” in December 2009. There are currently over 100,000 U.S. troops in the war-torn country.

  7. The Note: Where’s The Beef? Jon Huntsman Serves Up Tofu To GOP Base

    Wed, 22 Jun 2011

    announce his blueprint to begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in July, a promise he made when he ordered the 30,000 troopsurge ,” ABC’s Mary Bruce reports. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday that the president’s decision

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  1. Sen. Chuck Hagel's Defense Nomination Draws Criticism

    Mon, 7 Jan 2013

    to be ambassador to Luxembourg calling him openly aggressively day in 2007. Cagle dared to speak out against the planned troop surge in Iraq. The most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam and his controversial comments on Israel

    Troop Surge found at 1:20

    aggressively day in 2007. Cagle dared to speak out against the planned troop surge in Iraq. The most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam and his controversial comments on Israel incensed many. When
  2. Obama Announces Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense

    Mon, 7 Jan 2013

    hagel's military service. While serving as a republican senator, he angered some in his own party for not backing the troop surge in iraq. Not supporting unilateral sanctions against iran. And what some on the hill perceive as a lack of support for israel

    Troop Surge found at 1:33

    troop surge in iraq.
  3. Afghanistan Troop Surge Ends at Tumultuous Point

    Fri, 21 Sep 2012

    We begin with a major milestone in america's longest war. The troop surge in afghanistan is officially over this morning. The last of the 33,000 troops president obama sent to the war zone two years

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  4. End of Troop Surge in Afghanistan

    Sun, 23 Sep 2012

    The last of the 33,000 troops sent overseas two years ago have been withdrawn.

  5. Senate Rejects Iraq Troop Surge Rebuke

    Sat, 17 Feb 2007

    A defeat for senate Democrats and a vote on a resolution opposing the Iraq troop surge . The vote was 56 to 34 against that was short of the sixty needed to advance the measure. The vote marks the second time that

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    for senate Democrats and a vote on a resolution opposing the Iraq troop surge . The vote was 56 to 34 against that was short of the sixty needed to advance the measure. The vote marks the
  6. Iraq Troop Surge Rebuke Fails in the Senate

    Sat, 17 Feb 2007

    political theater in the senate today. Majority leader Harry Reid dragged his colleagues in for rare Saturday vote to condemn the troop surge in Iraq resolution passed yesterday by the house in this is the choice. More war or less war. In fact this was a non binding

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    Reid dragged his colleagues in for rare Saturday vote to condemn the troop surge in Iraq resolution passed yesterday by the house in this is the choice. More war or less war. In fact this was
  7. EXCLUSIVE: Gen. David Petraeus

    Mon, 30 Jul 2007

    The top American general in Iraq discusses the troop surge strategy.

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