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            <title><![CDATA[McChrystal's Fuzzy Math]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Amid reports that President Obama has settled on 30,000 troops for his Afghan surge, Leslie H. Gelb crunches.
The U.S. military brass has a lot of public explaining to do on its Afghan recommendations before President Barack Obama makes his new...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stalled Out All Over the World]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[  Our Afghan ally lacks legitimacy. The Mideast peace process is stuck. Iran flouts our wishes, and Iraq is falling apart. Leslie H. Gelb on how Obama can get foreign policy back out of the ditch.
Despite America's best efforts, President Hamid Karzai...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[At Last, An Afghan Plan]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chopper crashes killed 14 Americans in Afghanistan on Monday, ratcheting up pressure on Obama to decide on a surge. Leslie H. Gelb reports he's ready to act-but not even his advisers know what he'll do. 
President Obama is set to make his "final"...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How To Win Afghanistan]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[  No need for a massive surge of U.S. ground troops-or a complete freeze, either. Leslie H. Gelb sketches out a third path: empowering Afghans to secure their own country.
In the fierce debate on Afghan policy under way in the White House, the...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:57:18 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Hotspots No Speech Can Fix]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[  Obama's U.N. speech was fine, but words won't solve much. Leslie H. Gelb's advice to the president: Go slow on Afghanistan, do community organizing in the Mideast-and don't snub the dictators.
To solid applause at the U.N. General Assembly,...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:42:06 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama's Next Six Crises]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[  Forget the health-care fight: From Pakistan's growing nuclear arsenal to the looming civil war in Iraq, the president will likely face a major global crisis before the year's end. The Daily Beast's Leslie Gelb on the biggest danger zones-and Obama's...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why the Taliban Won]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Despite both sides declaring victory in last week's Afghanistan election, the Taliban is the real winner. Leslie H. Gelb on violence-including chopping off ink-stained fingers-at the polls.
To Americans, watching Muslims participate in free and fair...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:58:17 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama's Latest Foreign Slip]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ So much for resetting relations with Russia. The president's decision to send Georgian troops to Afghanistan will infuriate Moscow-and reveals his lack of appreciation for exactly what it takes to accomplish big priorities. 
Any time Washington makes...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:34:23 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Do or Die in Afghanistan]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ A top U.S. academic and adviser to Gen. Stanley McChrystal, says that victory in Afghanistan requires 45,000 additional U.S. troops, in addition to a doubling of forces by the Afghani government. Leslie Gelb says the real question is: What's Obama's...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leave Iran to the Iranians]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As experts clash on how to deal with Iran's turmoil, Leslie H. Gelb says Obama is right to keep his distance-this is what Iranians want, and they have smart, sophisticated reasons for it.
Iranian hardliners just can't wait for President Barack Obama...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Obama Should Listen to Bibi]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ In his speech Sunday, the Israeli prime minister made security points that Team Obama must not ignore-and absent Palestinian concessions, he went as far on settlements as any Israeli leader could go.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:01:34 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hillary's Tricky Iran Game]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ As evidence mounts that Ahmadinejad stole Iran's election, Hillary Clinton has notably avoided condemning the results. The Daily Beast's Leslie H. Gelb on why the Obama administration isn't closing any doors. 
Plus, read more insight on Iran's...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:53:29 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Our Friend Iran?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Reformers surged ahead of Friday's elections, says Leslie H. Gelb, which could put the tumultuous country on a path to becoming America's most important partner in the region.
Plus, read more insight on Iran's election from other Daily Beast writers....]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:30:52 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Can Timmy Tackle China?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ They're America's biggest investor and our best chance at quelling Kim Jong Il. Why Secretary Geithner's trip to China could define our place in an increasingly tight global economy.
Even on a weekend largely devoid of news, save for the trials of...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 31 May 2009 15:37:16 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Not So Fast, Kim]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The president's cool Korea strategy is wise, says Leslie H. Gelb. Instead of threatening porn-addicted Kim Jong Il for his latest nuclear test, Obama is letting China play bad cop. 
North Korea just exploded its second nuclear device, estimated to...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 26 May 2009 05:42:04 -0400]]></pubDate>
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