Archive for February 2nd, 2010
From Pakistan: 10 Questions for Barack Obama
The News | By Dr. Farrukh Saleem | 31 January 2010 Capital Talk: Open Letter to Obama Dear President Obama, Question 1: Sir, you have doubled the number of American troops in Afghanistan and, at the same time, given a withdrawal timeline beginning June 2011. The militants swiftly adapted and have now begun declining combat. Close to 80 per [...]
U.S. Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) 2010: Text of Executive Summary
The U.S. Quadrennial Defense Review 2010, that was leaked over the weekend, was released formally by the Department of Defense at 1:00 p.m. EST at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. (together with the Defense budget request—for FY2010 Supplementary, FY2011 Base Budget, and FY2011 Overseas Contingency Operations). This post reproduces the Executive [...]
