Senator Carl Levin of Michigan
Democratic Senator Carl Levin of Michigan. Senator Levin's current term expires in 2009.
President Obama this week ordered another 30,000 troops to Afghanistan as part of his strategy for the country. Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, discusses his view of the Obama administration's Afghanistan plan.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. mission in Afghanistan should be to build up national security forces so Afghans can take responsibility for their safety, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin said.
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Michigan Sen. Carl Levin took to the airwaves on CBS' "Face the Nation" this morning to get a few things off his chest about the country's Middle East operations and what President Obama should do about increasing troops in Afghanistan.Talking...
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WASHINGTON U.S. Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, raised doubts this morning about President Barack Obamas plans for a military surge of 30,000 troops in Afghanistan, saying it will only worsen the imbalance between U.S. forces and Afghan troops fighting the Taliban.
I believe the principal mission of U.S. troop increases in Afghanistan should be to accelerate the transition to Afghan forces...
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From lsj.com
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The Republican Party is staking its future on people like Sarah Palin for commonsense solutions to our nation's problems. Meanwhile, Democrats don't have to look any further than Sen. Carl Levin. This is his commonsense approach to paying for the war in Afghanistan.Higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for more troops sent to Afghanistan and NATO should provide half of the new soldiers, said Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed...
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