Why Obama's Afghan War is Different

Time by Aryn Baker | Jul. 5, 2009 (Special Report)

So far, so good in the first major offensive of President Barack Obama's war in Afghanistan. For the past four days, 4,000 U.S. Marines and 650 Afghan soldiers have been fighting their way into the southern reaches of Afghanistan's Helmand River Valley, hoping to clear out insurgents there. But other than one limited area of fierce resistance, the fighting has generally been limited to small-scale skirmishes in which few Taliban have been killed, because ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Jul 5, 2009 - 8:46 AM PDT
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Edited by: Leo Romero - Jul 5, 2009 - 8:46 AM PDT
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