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Friday Wrap-Up: Obama's Plan for Afghanistan/Pakistan
posted by louie on March 27, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Check out these stories and blog posts on President Obama’s newly released Afghanistan/Pakistan strategy:
News Stories:
- Washington Post – Obama Announces Plans for More Funding for Afghan War
- New York Times – Obama Sounds Cautious Note as He Sets Out Afghan Plan
- Associated Press – Obama: Taliban and al-Qaida must be stopped
- International Herald Tribune – Obama vows to defeat Al Qaeda
Blog Posts:
- Gideon Rachman (Financial Times) – The new Afghanistan strategy
- VetVoice – Obama Got It Right in Afghanistan/Pakistan
- Counterterrorism Blog – New Af-Pak Strategy: More Effort on Pakistan Needed
- David Axe – Obama’s Afghanistan Strategy Focuses on Pakistan, Ignores Tactical Problems
