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To: ChinuSFO who wrote (65137)	11/17/2009 5:19:36 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 149317

President Barack Obama to end war with Fox News by sitting down for Major Garrett interview nydailynews.com

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (65137)	11/17/2009 5:30:18 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Cutting Budget Deficit ‘Foremost’ in Obama’s Mind, Emanuel Says By Mike Dorning Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- A plan for reducing America’s long- term federal budget deficits will be “a key component” of President Barack Obama’s annual State of the Union address in January, according to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. “It is foremost on his mind and the mind of the economic team,” Emanuel said of deficit reduction in comments yesterday at the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council conference in Washington. The federal deficit for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 reached a record $1.4 trillion, or about 10 percent of the gross domestic product, amid falling tax revenue from the recession, a bailout of the banking and auto industries, and the $787 billion economic stimulus package Obama pushed through Congress in February. Projections of federal budget deficits as high as 4 percent of GDP in 2019 from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget have added to political and market concerns about the nation’s long-term finances. Emanuel predicted that even as the administration grapples with deficit reduction, Obama would succeed in winning congressional passage of key elements of what the president has called his “new foundation” for the country. “I think there’s no doubt they’ll achieve it,” Emanuel said. “All three: health-care, financial and energy-policy reform.” To contact the reporter on this story: Mike Dorning in Washington at mdorning@bloomberg.net Last Updated: November 17, 2009 00:01 EST

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (65137)	11/17/2009 5:38:08 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

It's time for Obama to face facts: Afghanistan is his war now shadow.foreignpolicy.com

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (65137)	11/17/2009 7:55:19 PM
From: koan	Respond to of 149317

Exactly. >>I did not see anyone say that the only path to victory in Afghanistan is winning their hearts and minds. The US needs look only as far as the Anbar province for lessons learned. It was not a victory hatched out by someone like Gen. Petraus. He just got lucky in that he was at the right place at the right time. The right time because the ghastly suicide bombing by a Al Qaeda couple at a Jordanian wedding turned the tide of support of AQ by the Sunnis. The Sunnis were so infuriated that they were seeking out the AQ folks hiding in their midst and helping the US military to kill them. This included giving the whereabouts of the Iraqi AQ person who was killed with the 500 ton bomb dropped on his house. That is the secret to winning in Afghanistan. Not just brute force through the use of military and police force. That is just a miniscule part of the solution. IMHO. Report TOU Violation Email This Page