Obama celebrates birthday with Helen Thomas at White House
U.S. President Barack Obama surprises White House Correspondent Helen Thomas with birthday cupcakes in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on August 4, 2009. Obama and Thomas share August 4 as their birthday. UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan say they are cautiously optimistic about President Barack Obama deploying an additional 30,000 troops to the country.
WEST POINT, N.Y., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama detailed his plan for Afghanistan, ordering 30,000 extra troops into the theater and saying withdrawal would start within 18 months.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan should encourage other NATO allies to do the same, the head of the alliance said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The day after President Barack Obama outlined his strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan is filled with meetings out of the public's eye.
FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Pakistan wants the United States to better coordinate with its armies in implementing its new Afghan strategy, Pakistan's foreign minister said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan will enhance British troops' security there, British military sources said.
WEST POINT, N.Y., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama said Tuesday night he hopes the surge of 30,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan will be complemented by more troops from U.S. allies.
WEST POINT, N.Y., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The days of giving a blank check to Afghanistan are over, U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday night in outlining his strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
WEST POINT, N.Y., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A strategy in Afghanistan also must work in Pakistan to address a "cancer" that has taken root in the border region, U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday.
WEST POINT, N.Y., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said his new approach in Afghanistan would cost $30 billion for the military this year, but did not say how it would be funded.
