Link: http://thesop.org/opinion/2009/12/01/where-was-the-secret-service-at-barack-obamas-very-first-state-dinner

Link: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23778123-barack-obama-outlines-strategy-for-afghanistan.do

President Barack Obama today set out an ambitious timetable for the deployment of an additional 30,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and the start date for military withdrawal. ...read more

Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN01525488

Link: http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20091202/NEWS/912020341/1006/RSS01

Text of President Barack Obama's speech Tuesday about his plans for the Afghanistan war, as provided by the White House: ...read more

Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/gc05/idUSTRE5B114T20091202

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/01/obama.afghanistan.timetable/index.html#cnnSTCText

President Obama's timetable for winding down the war in Afghanistan may be too short for the United States to achieve its war aims but too long to hold American public support, observers said Tuesday. ...read more

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/12/01/rollins.obama.decision.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCText

After months of review, President Obama has made a decision that will not please the base of his party. The majority of Democrats in Congress are opposed to expanding or prolonging the war in Afghanistan. Many Americans share their concern. ...read more

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/afghanistan.strategy.experts/index.html#cnnSTCText

Even before President Obama formally announced his plan for Afghanistan, the debate over whether it was the correct strategy was well under way. ...read more

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/01/afghanistan.liberals/index.html#cnnSTCText

Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky was one of President Obama's earliest and most ardent supporters. ...read more

Link: http://www.texasgopvote.com/blog/7-stories-obama-does-not-want-told-story-2-12012