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...Afghanistan, I think I was talking to the troops who were on the front lines day to day, and the absolute consensus was that without a solution to the [Pakistani] border problems, we're not going to solve the problems there. That I think I knew intellectually, but I think it was when you heard troops specifically talk about seeing people who are firing at them running across the border--knowing they may engage in a raid again the next day and the frustrations involved in that...
...Well, you know, in Afghanistan, I think I was talking to the troops who were on the front lines day-to-day, and the absolute consensus [was] that without a solution to the border problems, we're not going to solve the problems there. That I think I knew intellectually, but I think it was when you heard troops specifically talk about seeing people who are firing at them running across the border; they're in their sights across the border, not being able to go into the border - knowing they may engage in a raid again the next...
...Hussein, with Reed opposing the invasion and Hagel supporting it. Both carry enormous influence on military issues on Capitol Hill and have strong ties to the Pentagon. Obama's invitation of Hagel is also meant to send a signal that he is serious about trying to build a bipartisan consensus on foreign policy...
...Leterme said in a statement that the divide between the country's Dutch and French speakers was too deep for a resolution to be reached. "The federal consensus model has reached its limits," he said. But critics on both sides of the linguistic divide pointed to Leterme's own failure to reconcile the parties in his fractious coalition of Conservatives, Socialists and Liberals...
...loss of American life, among the worst single incidents since the Afghan war began at the end of 2001, stunned U.S. military and media observers. But it was little cause for sympathy among Afghans. With people hungry and out of work, the ISAF is a natural scapegoat. The popular consensus is that the situation in Afghanistan is getting worse, not better, and that the coalition is to blame. Most Afghans waver between believing the ISAF is working against the country's interest and believing that there are just not enough coalition troops to get the job done. And most Afghans...