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To: unclewest who wrote (305600)	5/18/2009 1:15:03 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793896

Thanks! It's always good to have your input here. I did find these pieces, but mostly, I'm concerned about our Military who go into harm's way. The seeming indifference our President is taking should make all of us question the motive.... en.wikipedia.org It would appear that Obama is using the same Senate Resolution that GWB set in motion. 2001 war in Afghanistan, also known as Operation Enduring Freedom Taliban government of Afghanistan and al-Qaeda S.J. Res. 23 September 14, 2001 98-0 420-1 George W. Bush, Obama Ongoing Iraq War, also known as Operation Iraqi Freedom Iraq H.J. Res. 114, October 16, 2002 77-23 296-133 Ongoing The authorization last month of 17,000 new troops will bring the number of foreign troops in Afghanistan to almost 90,000, nearly two-thirds of them Americans. The number of U.S. civilian officials will also grow by at least 50 percent, to more than 900, under the new Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy, the Post said. upi.com Congressional authorization and the war on terrorism Curtis A. Bradley and Jack L. Goldsmith law.duke.edu