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War in Afghanistan: Next Moves Uncertain
Defense Secretary Gates delivered a sober analysis of the current situation for the war in Afghanistan. New York Times Pentagon Correspondent Elisabeth Bumiller joins The Takeaway to describe how the Obama administration is conflicted on Afghanistan.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently delivered what many described as a surprisingly honest and sober analysis of the current situation for the war in Afghanistan. But predicting the road ahead seemed more difficult for Gates.
In a piece she co-authored in today’s New York Times, Pentagon Correspondent Elisabeth Bumiller describes an Obama administration openly conflicted about the war in Afghanistan.