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...host of MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews” voiced his opposition to President Barack Obama??s economic stimulus plan and decision to increase troop levels in Afghanistan in a talk yesterday in the Kirkland Common Room...
Matthews also expressed criticism for Obama??s decision to increase troop levels in Afghanistan...
Matthews commented on Obama??s choices of Cabinet members and political strategies...
Regardless, Obama??s stated rationale in support of the given timeline is sound enough. A drawdown date, however definite, will certainly incentivize the Afghan government to get its act together and try to take more responsibility for its own security. But given its current weakness, whether it can begin to effectively do this in just 18 months is far from a given...
...terms of his policies, Khazei has outlined the most articulate and well-thought-out proposals on the situation in Afghanistan and on education. As a recent Newsweek article noted, he is the only candidate who completely supports President Obama??s plan for education reform, promoting more accountable ways of measuring teachers’ effectiveness and supporting the expansion of charter schools to ensure higher graduation rates in some of America’s most underachieving districts. Whereas the remaining three candidates have hedged on supporting comprehensive education reform in the face of pressure from teachers’ unions...