Awaken The Pashtuns -- National Post

Some months into his presidency, in August 2009, Obama was to take up the matter of Afghanistan before the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He wasn't exactly their idea of a commander-in-chief, and they were not exactly his base, but the president would now claim a military campaign of his own: "The insurgency in Afghanistan didn't just happen overnight, and we won't defeat it overnight. This will not be quick, nor easy. But we must never forget: This is not a war of choice. This is a war of necessity. Those who attacked America on September 11 are plotting to do so again. If left unchecked, the Taliban insurgency will mean an even larger safe haven from which al-Qaeda could plot to kill more Americans." ..... More - Awaken The Pashtuns - www.nationalpost.com

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