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Is the US on a Path to Victory in Afghanistan?
General Petraeus is not getting much attention as he testifies to Congress about Afghanistan. Also, Japan's overheating nuclear reactors, and NPR and Congress.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenIt's a crucial moment for the war in Afghanistan, but General Petraeus is not getting much attention as he testifies to Congress about what he calls "progress" that is "fragile and reversible." With public opinion turning against the war, what's next for 98,000 American soldiers? Also, Japan scrambles to cool its overheating nuclear reactors. On Reporter's Notebook, Republicans have taken public broadcasting out of the rest of this year's budget. Now they want a permanent funding ban on NPR.
Banner image: Gen. David Petraeus (R), commander of the International Security Assistance Force and commander of US Forces Afghanistan, and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy (L) testify during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee March 15, 2011 on Capitol Hill. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images
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