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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (42445)	3/29/2010 7:56:59 AM
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Obama rallies troops on first Afghan trip Reuters Monday, March 29, 2010; 5:43 AM US Politics Summary - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com KABUL (Reuters) - Barack Obama made his first trip to Afghanistan as president on Sunday, delivering a rousing speech to troops and telling Afghan President Hamid Karzai that progress on fighting corruption should match military gains. Air Force One landed in darkness at Bagram airfield north of the Afghan capital, and Obama was whisked by helicopter to Karzai's palace in Kabul, where he was greeted by the Afghan president and a band playing the U.S. national anthem. Secrecy, surprise: Anatomy of Obama's Afghan trip KABUL (Reuters) - Any trip by a U.S. president requires careful planning, but sneaking him into Afghanistan -- a country in the midst of an eight-year war with Islamic militants -- is a special case. Under the cover of darkness, President Barack Obama made his first visit to Kabul on Sunday since taking office nearly 15 months ago, finally putting his foot in a nation that, at least in the foreign policy arena, has the potential to define his presidency.... Pentagon puts pressure on Karzai over corruption SHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's war strategy in Afghanistan is doomed to fail if Afghan President Hamid Karzai does not help rein in corruption and improve governance in the battleground city of Kandahar, the senior U.S. military officer said on Monday. Admiral Mike Mullen's warning about Kandahar increased pressure on Karzai and raised the stakes for what he cast as a make-or-break campaign that will determine whether the U.S.-led counterinsurgency can succeed in reversing Taliban momentum.