Phyllis Bennis: US no business in the middle of Afghan civil war + Afghan war not about self-defence + India & Pakistan

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Phyllis Bennis: Obama said that there was no military solution, but that’s all he’s really offering

Phyllis Bennis is a Senior Analyst at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC. She is the author of Before and After: US Foreign Policy and the September 11 Crisis , Challenging Empire: How People, Governments, and the UN Defy US Power. and Understanding the US-Iran Crisis: A Primer.

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Afghan war not about self-defence

TheRealNews
December 07, 2009

Phyllis Bennis Pt2: Afghan people must fight the Taliban and the warlords, US occupation makes it worse

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India, Pakistan and a regional solution

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Bennis Pt3: India and Pakistan and other regional players must be part of the solution to Afghan war

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