Barack Obama's battle to get out of Afghanistan
The devastating new book by a veteran Washington Post reporter reveals rifts, egos and insubordination at the top as the president tried to form an exit plan
Barack Obama came to power promising to get America out of Iraq, a war he alone opposed in the US Senate. But he recognised Afghanistan would be more complicated. He could not just walk away.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Wednesday, 22 September, 2010
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