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| U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant James Simmons purchases cigarettes from an Afghan shop owner after the market was opened for the first time since the Marines seized control of the village last summer during a surge in Southern Helmand Province. (Getty Images) |
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Doubts Mount over Obama's Afghan 'Civilian Surge' Strategy |
Even as he prepares to unveil his plans to send up to 35,000 U.S. soldiers to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama is pursuing what some experts call a naive, dangerous plan to mount a “civilian” surge of State Department peacemakers. Many know very little about one of the most dangerous war zones on earth.
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