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Senator Obama said on August 1, 2007:<\/p>\n

We must not, however, repeat the mistakes of Iraq. The solution in Afghanistan is not just military — it is political and economic. As President, I would increase our non-military aid by $1 billion. These resources should fund projects at the local level to impact ordinary Afghans, including the development of alternative livelihoods for poppy farmers. And we must seek better performance from the Afghan government, and support that performance through tough anti-corruption safeguards on aid, and increased international support to develop the rule of law across the country.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Above all, I will send a clear message: we will not repeat the mistake of the past, when we turned our back on Afghanistan following Soviet withdrawal. As 9\/11 showed us, the security of Afghanistan and America is shared. And today, that security is most threatened by the al Qaeda and Taliban sanctuary in the tribal regions of northwest Pakistan.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Note the following story from the Times online UK:\u00a0<\/p>\n

As soon as Obama got elected, he told Afghanistan that he would send in additional troops, but eventually the U.S. was going to leave.\u00a0 Notice the difference between how Bush cultivated the relationship with Karzai and how Obama has arrogantly destroyed it.\u00a0 Sadly, this story is under-reported in the U.S. press, including Fox News.\u00a0 It is hard to read this story and predict a good ending for the U.S.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/afghanistan\/article7094233.ece<\/a><\/p>\n

Any questions?<\/p>\n

TDM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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