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02 16th, 2009| 
AFP – In the first significant military judgement of his presidency, US President Barack Obama will likely decide in “the next few days” on US troop deployments to Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Fidel Castro on Thursday threw his first punch at President Barack Obama after several weeks of praise for the new leader, demanding the U.S. return Guantanamo Bay military base to Cuba and criticizing the U.S. defense of Israel. Read the rest of this entry »
Obama Snubs Heroes — The Blogosphere has been abuzz this past week, particularly in military circles, about newly-inaugurated President Barack Obama’s conspicuous absence at the Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball honoring Medal of Honor recipients.
The event, sponsored by the American Legion and 13 other veterans service organizations, has been an inaugural tradition for every President since its inception, at the inauguration of President Dwight D. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – The incoming Barack Obama administration will inherit an urgent crisis in Afghanistan and must increase U.S. and NATO troop levels there while enlarging the Afghan army, a U.S. think tank recommended on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »