Several Afghan Strategies, None a Clear Choice - nytimes

WASHINGTON — The president, vice president and an array of cabinet secretaries, intelligence chiefs, generals, diplomats and advisers gathered in a windowless basement room of the White House for three hours on Wednesday to chart a new course in Afghanistan. - Several Afghan Strategies, None a Clear Choice

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