Clear Mission Outlined; Costs Addressed WhiteHouse.Gov by Glynn Wilson President Barack Obama called for the deployment of 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan by summer as a prelude to a the beginning of withdrawal from the region by mid-summer 2011, along the way laying out a clear mission for the military but pointing out that…
Daily Archives: December 1, 2009
In National Address, President to Call for More Troops
Surge in Afghanistan as Prelude to Withdrawal? In a prime-time speech to the nation Tuesday night from West Point, President Barack Obama will outline a surge in troops in Afghanistan as a prelude to an exit strategy from armed conflict in the region. His speech will propose sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan over six…
Postal Workers Endorse Earl Hilliard for Congress
The Birmingham Area American Postal Workers Union, Local 303 and the International Office of the American Postal Workers Union officially endorsed State Representative Earl Hilliard, Jr. in his campaign to fill the open seat in Alabama’s 7th Congressional District left when Artur Davis decided not to seek reelection to run for governor. Sara Witherspoon, State…
