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President Barack Obama has tied his decision to order 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan to a pledge that they'll start returning home in 2011. But the President's West Point speech Dec. 1 was mute on his plans for the growing Afghan army, which remains the best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Left Out: How to Grow the Afghan Army | 12/2/2009 | See Source »

How Long Will This War Continue? Obama's biggest challenge is to send the enemy and allies involved in the war a message of America's resolve to prevail by sending more troops, while reassuring his domestic audience that Afghanistan is no quagmire. That tension - time is an ally of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Afghanistan Speech: What to Watch For | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

WILL PHILLIPS, a 10-year-old Arkansas boy who has refused to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in school because he has gay friends who are not afforded equal rights

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

"I, _______ 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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can a 'Loyalty Oath' Ensure the Allegiance of Afghans? | 11/25/2009 | See Source »

Citing a desire to bolster development, China pledged $10 billion in low-interest loans and other economic benefits to African nations. In Sharm el-Sheikh to announce the plan on Nov. 8, Premier Wen Jiabao dismissed suggestions that the initiative is merely an attempt to broaden China's business interests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

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