Obama takes a different approach as commander in chief

As he heads toward his next big commander-in-chief moment — a decision on strategy for Afghanistan, possibly this week — Mr. Obama, by necessity and temperament, is wearing the role in ways distinctly different from his predecessor, George W. Bush. Full Story »

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by Kenneth Sibbett - Mar. 23, 2009

This surprisingly well sourced and well informed article surprised me. This much information would have never have been released during the Bush/Cheney Admin. Maybe this is what Obama means by transparency. Refreshing.

Having searved myself, getting a compliment from a Marine Sgt. is no small feat.

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by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 23, 2009

The article mostly deals with atmospherics. Interesting, but not insightful.

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by James Canning - Mar. 23, 2009

So-so report, contrasting the styles of Bush and Obama. Bush very full of himself as a so-called "war president and pretending to be keeping on top of developments. Obama, of course, endorsed sending yet more US troops to Afghanistan.

The US is squandering scores of billions of the Afghanistan quagmire, when dealing with the problems of that country could better be left to the ... More »

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by Derek Hawkins - Mar. 23, 2009
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