America at War / Steele Faces New Calls to Quit After Afghan War Statements
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › July 05, 2010
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WASHINGTON - Republican chairman Michael Steele drew criticism from within his own party Friday, including calls to resign, after saying the 9-year-old commitment of U.S. troops to Afghanistan was a mistaken "war of Obama's choosing."
As criticism swelled, Steele issued a statement stressing his support for U.S. troops, but he did not acknowledge his factual error about the war launched by former President George W. Bush in response to Sept. 11.See the full content of this document
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America at War / Steele Faces New Calls to Quit After Afghan War Statements
In remarks captured Thursday on camera and posted online, Steele criticized President Barack Obama and his handling of the Afghan war and suggested the war cannot be won.
"If he's such a student of history, has h...See the full content of this document
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