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In one year, Karzai will leave office. Around that same time, America’s formal commitments to Afghanistan will end. That’s a mistake. A guarantee that the United States will maintain a presence in Afghanistan after 2014 is not just important for the future; it could have significant effects right now.
From: Curing America’s Fear of Commitment

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In one year, Karzai will leave office. Around that same time, America’s formal commitments to Afghanistan will end. That’s a mistake. A guarantee that the United States will maintain a presence in Afghanistan after 2014 is not just important for the future; it could have significant effects right now.

From: Curing America’s Fear of Commitment

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There is all the difference in the world between treating people equally and attempting to make them equal.

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This is no time to go wobbly.

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This concern has led Chinese policymakers to consider engagement with elements of the Taliban, in an effort to induce them to scale back their perceived support for Uighur separatist groups, such as the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM).

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—	from Crisis Group’s most recent report, China’s Central Asia Problem (via crisisgroup) FEATURE: Why global peace may hinge on Mackiner’s fulcrum re: Afghanistan http://RonaldGrey.com We have not yet begun to succeed - http://RonaldGrey.com/JoinMe

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The United States Mission to NATO: DAY 1 Roundup of NATO Ministerial »

usnato:

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta arrived with U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder at NATO Headquarters in Brussels this morning to lead the U.S. Delegation at his final NATO Defense Ministers meeting.

Secretary Panetta began his day by meeting with General Joseph Dunford, the new…

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U.S. Army Soldiers with Company C, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, walk along the top of a grape row during a dismounted patrol at Shubazai, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013.

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governmentexecutive:

From the Archives: This June 2000 cover image is a favorite cover around the office. Not only is the pulp novel-style art amazing, but the headline and topic work for a truly eye-catching cover.

Our June 2000 cover story was a look into the increasing level of technology into the government in the early 2000s. It was a look into the way things would be, even still today.

Check out the entire issue here.

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