Ron Paul Trumps Other GOP Candidates In Troop Donations

Presidential Candidate Ron Paul (R-Texas) tells the National Press Club Wednesday that he receives twice the amount of donations from U.S. troops than other Republican candidates since they agree with his policy to end the war and bring all the troops home (00:10)

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Levin: No Purpose In Open Ended War

Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich.) quotes President Obama on how keeping the war in Afghanistan open-ended does not serve the bests interests of the United States or Afghanistan.  

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Stakes Too High To Do Less Than Best, Says Levin

Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich.) describes the difference between how decisions are made in Washington and on the battle field.

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House Democrat Explains Opposition To War In Afghanistan

Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA), explains his reason for wavering on support of the war in Afghanistan during a House Appropriations Committee hearin on Wednesday. Moran thinks that the Afghan government is so cripplingly corrupt and dysfunctional, that it will take a “generation” for the Afghan people to begin to trust it. (0:32)

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Long-Term Investment in Afghan Military and Economic Development Needed, Says Holbrooke

Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, testified Wednesday before the House Appropriations Committee, emphasizing the importance of the United States’ investment in Afgan military, police, and economic development long after combat troops leave that country. (0:26)

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Strong Afghan Governance Essential To Success, Says USAID Official

Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), said today at a hearing before the House Appropriations Committee that a stronger and less corrupt Afghan governement is neccessary if President Obama’s strategy is to succeed. (0:22)

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Those Who Leaked Documents Violated Oath, Says Official

U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke says that the recent leak of over 90,000 classified documents on the war in Afghanistan was “inexplicable.” (0:10)

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Taliban Will Only Negotiate If Their Organization Is Disrupted, Says Expert

Security Expert and non-resident senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security Dr. David Kilcullen says the United States will have to disrupt the Taliban organization before steps are taken towards reintegration. (0:20)

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Afghan Withdrawal Date Helps Insurgents, Says Expert

Former Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker says the effectiveness of the August 2011 deadline set for the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan is questionable and may affect the attitudes of many insurgents. (:42)

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Do Not Overhype Afghan War Document Leaks, Says Kerry

Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee John Kerry (D-Mass.) says it is important not to “overhype” the 90,000 leaked Afghanistan war documents and questioned some comparing the leaks to the Pentagon Papers of the Vietnam War. (0:43)

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How many troops to Afghanistan up to the next president

During a press briefing at the Pentagon, spokesman Geoff Morell said that while the U.S. is committed to bringing more troops to the war in Afghanistan the nubmer of combat brigades will most likely be a question for the next administration. (0:54)
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Afghan Journal: Standing up the Afghan police force

Embedded Military Affairs Correspondent Richard Miller interviews two American officers, Lt. Col. Mark Sherman and Lt. Col. Lynn Heng, responsible for the training of the Afghan police force. (6:20)
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Defense Deparment drawing on payroll accounts to fund the war

Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell says that unless Congress acts to pass the $108 billion FY2008 global war on terror supplemental legislations the Army payroll account will run out and soldiers could go without pay. (0:20)
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$527 billion spent in war on terror since Sept. 11

Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell tells reporters the cost of the war on terror in dollars and lives lost. (1:07)
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