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Article: Hodes searches for clarity on Afghanistan ; War presents rift with White House
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- Concord Monitor
- Article date:
- September 11, 2009
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There is no question Democratic U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes is a staunch
supporter of President Obama. In an interview with the Monitor
editorial board this week, Hodes praised the president as a smart
politician and a good speaker, who has made the right decisions when
staffing key positions and choosing how to proceed on health care.
Yet, on the subject of the war in Afghanistan, a rift opens.
Hodes credits the Obama administration and Defense Secretary
Robert Gates for "clear statements recognizing that a military
operation alone is insufficient to accomplish every goal in
Afghanistan." But, he added, "Those statements don't get to the kind
of clarity in terms of our mission that I want to see ...