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...combined strategy will quickly destroy al-Qaeda and destabilize an increasingly well-organized Taliban, providing a vacuum into which the strengthening Afghan forces and reforming Afghan government can step. From this new position of strength, the Afghan government should be able to keep the Taliban at bay and keep al-Qaeda...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Dither No Longer | 12/7/2009 | See Source »

...back will be even harder. But it's a gamble Obama may have to take. The harsh truth is that the U.S. is significantly weaker in the Middle East now than it was in 2002. For close to a decade, our adversaries have not only survived our efforts to destroy them; they've also realized that conflict with the U.S. has its advantages. Now Obama wants to call off the feud. Unfortunately, it's not that simple. He may want to pare down America's enemies list. But the other guys have to take us off their enemies list...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama Shrinks the War on Terrorism | 12/7/2009 | See Source »

...delusions. He’s haunted by a voice in his head that claims to be his grandfather, and the icon of a strange geometry text that—in homage to Marcel Duchamp—Amalfitano hangs on a clothesline in his yard for nature to destroy...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Topography of Hell: Roberto Bolaño’s ‘2666’ | 12/4/2009 | See Source »

...Organization invoked Article 5 - the commitment that says an attack on one member nation is an attack on all. And the United Nations Security Council endorsed the use of all necessary steps to respond to the 9/11 attacks. America, our allies and the world were acting as one to destroy al-Qaeda's terrorist network and to protect our common security...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Full Transcript of Obama's Speech | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...interest in occupying your country. We will support efforts by the Afghan government to open the door to those Taliban who abandon violence and respect the human rights of their fellow citizens. And we will seek a partnership with Afghanistan grounded in mutual respect - to isolate those who destroy, to strengthen those who build, to hasten the day when our troops will leave and to forge a lasting friendship in which America is your partner and never your patron...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Full Transcript of Obama's Speech | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

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