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Labels: Afghanistan, national security, Pakistan, U.S. politics
posted by michael at 2:20 PM
Sometimes I'm intense, sometimes effervescent. After 16 years in the SF Bay Area, I moved to Portland for four years, and fell in love with the Pacific Northwest. After a couple of years back in SF and a couple more in the clean, beautiful desert air of Nevada (yes, Las Vegas, but just minutes from beautiful Red Rock Canyon), I'm back in Oregon. I grew up in a town of 800, went to Stanford, did the corporate thing at Oracle, became a circuit boy, and now finally think I'm settling down a bit. I like a lot of stimulation and a lot of variety... you might find me camping in the woods, dancing all night, or deep in conversation over coffee or cocktails. I'm a science buff, especially biology and cosmology. I like being a prankster... goofy things amuse me. Travel is great, whether it's my favorite city (NYC) or a tropical island. >>> WHAT DO I BELIEVE? That life can be absurd and random, and those qualities give it much of its beauty. That we have choice in our lives. That there is no way that things are supposed to be; there's only how they are. That vampires exist. That this, too, shall pass. And don't worry, it only seems kinky at first. ;-)
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1 Comments:
A good summary by the Times, which I thank you for sharing....still, I want do more research (and your blog has, in a big way, inspired me to do so)...I suspect there were other factors involved in the decision, including heavy lobbying by the industries that stand to make millions from this strategy (money that cetainly is not going to the soldiers).
Another thing troubles me:
"While public attention focused on Afghanistan, some of the most intensive discussion focused on the country where Mr. Obama could send no troops — Pakistan....
Mr. Obama and his advisers also considered options for stepping up the pursuit of extremists in Pakistan’s border areas. He eventually approved a C.I.A. request to expand the areas where remotely piloted aircraft could strike, and other covert action. The trick would be getting Pakistani consent, which still has not been granted...."
How can it be that we cannot send troops, but we can send "remotely piloted aricraft", and without Pakistani consent...? And no mention on December 1...
Michael, I will keep checking in with you here to follow your research.
And by the way, welcome home!
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