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...President gave Tuesday night's 34-minute address in front of the coiffed, baby-faced cadets of West Point, America's proud Army leaders in training. In a steady, grim cadence, Obama made the case for putting yet another 30,000 Americans in harm's way. "If I did not think that the security of the United States and the safety of the American people were at stake in Afghanistan, I would gladly order every one of our troops home tomorrow," he said. "This is no idle danger, no hypothetical threat...
...making a kind of concession to the government and is probably reluctant to implement quantitative easing because it is not convinced that it will improve deflation, economic stagnation or the unemployment rate. "I don't think the BOJ expects improvement on those fronts," he says. "This does no harm, but it does no good...
...proved harmless, and it is fortunate that their silly antics exposed security flaws without threatening the president’s safety. In essence, the gatecrashers prevented anyone with more sinister plans from taking advantage of loopholes. Now, the White House can address the issues with no real harm done. That being said, this incident need not lead to an overreaction within the Secret Service. While the president’s safety is of the utmost importance, we hope that he remains accessible to the American people. The Salahis’ strange claim to fame should not prevent Obama from shaking...
...What's the Bottom Line? Obama's decision carries high stakes for the thousands of Americans he's ordering into harm's way as well as for Afghanistan itself. But there's one more consequence he's unlikely to mention but can't avoid. The speech will underscore Obama's ownership of the Afghan mission, says Anthony Cordesman, a military scholar with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. By 9 p.m. E.T., Cordesman says, Obama will "have to take personal responsibility for the outcome of the war ... betting his historical reputation and second term on the outcome...
...hereby publicly pledge my support for the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA). I renounce the actions of the Taliban and other groups that seek to undermine GIRoA or harm either the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) or the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). I pledge to provide no support for the enemies of GIRoA and will inform GIRoA, ANSF, or ISAF officials anytime I have information concerning Taliban or criminal activities. I agree to never again raise arms against my Government and will work towards building a peaceful community. I voluntarily submit my biometric data with...