... that President Obama would not dump massive numbers of fresh troops into Afghanistan the first chance he got. He said or strongly inferred that escalation of the Afghan war was in his cards ... before he became a presidential candidate. He strongly inferred he’d fight in Afghanistan in his anti-Iraq war, Bush bashing speech at Chicago’s Federal Plaza on October 2, 2002. The speech burnished ...

... and Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and every so often President Obama) of the need to end corruption in Afghanistan as a condition precedent to creating a government with the support of the people ... ). Given that Afghanistan is a foreign nation with traditions, languages, and cultural norms which may be different than (and more difficult for an American to understand than) those in Chicago, let's ...

... an unexpected flurry of mortar shells in eastern Afghanistan. As the chopper took off abruptly to dodge enemy fire, vibrations ... His family accepted the award on his behalf. Medina has been a Chicago police officer for 11 years and patrolled Humboldt ... Medina's body went numb after the shelter collapsed on him. In Afghanistan, surgeons removed three bones from his neck that had shifted and ...

... process as long as he can. Is this because of deep thinking? Is he second guessing his Generals and those that have been in Afghanistan for years?  I think it's politics, and I think it stinks and badly.  ... and terrible advisors. I think that President Obama should realize that this is much bigger than Chicago and it's style of politics and that he has surrounded himself  ...

... Wednesday will consider a new compromise plan for adding troops to Afghanistan that would deploy 30,000 to 35,000 ... L.A. Times Obama narrowing Afghanistan options -- Chicago Tribune Decision day looms ... AP Bomb Material Cache Uncovered in Afghanistan -- New York Times Massive A’stan Haul ... brain injuries among US troops rise with violence in Afghanistan -- Washington Examiner War, poverty and pestilence ...

... term. As President Obama ponders our direction in Afghanistan, he should use Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ... seeks to undermine Pakistani interests through involvement in Afghanistan--unless those interests include supporting the Taliban and other radicals. If anything, given our own hope ... place to start. Marshall M. Bouton is president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and Alyssa Ayres ...

... .   original post before kickoff below  This from FOX NFL who is in Afghanistan this weekend hangin with the troops and doing their pregame show and halftime from there ... they've played thus far this season anything is possible, so we'll have to see what happens. I'm gonna go with Chicago here at home on a nice 65 degree day by a score ...

... Copenhagen to lobby for the Olympics to be held in his hometown of Chicago, and appearing on the Letterman Show. But he did take the time to stage ... 20 direct hours” in meetings on Afghanistan since Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s request ... nephew Christopher, and all our brave young men in Afghanistan, I’d like to say on behalf of most Americans, that I’m so very sorry your lives ...

... Shirer's autobiography (back when Shirer was a newspaper reporter for the Chicago Tribune), he covered the ascension of Zahir Shah to the Afghan ... , which we as Americans should be discussing, what will the impact of this new heightening of the war in Afghanistan? Again, if history is any indicator, it is not going to do anything other than be an unmitigated disaster for the country. It is ...

... the nuclear armed Pakistan, the Army of Pakistan is taking on the Taliban on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, but to keep the pressure up the US has to have troops across the border to take out the Taliban when they cross to get ... a second hand car salesman from Chicago trying to sell you a clapped out car. As long as Pakistan is under threat the USA and NATO will stay in Afghanistan.