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Unfortunately I believe that we are limited in what we can focus on. I think that if we proceed with the partisan sideshow of prosecuting Bush admin. officials, healthcare will get lost in the brouhaha.
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U.S. 'secret war' expands globally as Special Operations forces take larger role
U.S. 'secret war' expands globally as Special Operations forces take larger role The Washington Post
Beneath its commitment to soft-spoken diplomacy and beyond the combat zones of Afghanistan and Iraq, the Obama administration has significantly expanded a largely secret U.S. war against al-Qaeda and other radical groups, according to senior military and administration officials.
Special Operations forces have grown both in number and budget, and are deployed in 75 countries, compared with about 60 at the beginning of last year. In addition to units that have spent years in the Philippines and Colombia, teams are operating in Yemen and elsewhere in the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia.
By Jennifer Jenkins |
June 4, 2010; 3:11 PM ET
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While the government spends huge amounts of money on war ($530 billion on budget army according to the Borgen Project), others are struggling with hunger.
The Secretary of Defense Robert Gates argues that poor countries are a strategic place for terrorism.
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