Word: afghanistan
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Democratic Senate candidate Alan A. Khazei ’83 announced his opposition to proposals that would send more troops to Afghanistan and challenged his audience to envision a new course for U.S. involvement yesterday afternoon at the Barker Center...
Khazei, who seeks to fill the position vacated by the late Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy ‘54-56, outlined his 10-point plan for Afghanistan, which recommended returning to the original mission of destroying Al-Qaeda terrorist organizations, slowly recalling troops, establishing a timetable to transfer power to the Afghani government, and focusing on the threat posed by terrorist organizations as well as nuclear arms development in Pakistan...
Khazei said that over time, the U.S. has strayed too far from its mission of fighting Al-Qaeda terrorism in Afghanistan, damaging relations overseas, and hurting its citizens domestically...
...choices in Afghanistan are not easy. But with the right strategy, we can reinforce our mission and succeed in our fight against Al-Qaeda,” he added...
...Read "Can Afghanistan Support a Beefed Up Military...