Obama Rejects Afghanistan-Vietnam Comparison


	Obama Rejects Afghanistan-Vietnam Comparison

drummond1999

9-15-2009 10:17 AM

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afghanistan, china, obama, usa

drummond1999 says:

Obama does not believe that comparisons between Afghanistan and Vietnam are accurate, for his sake, I hope he is right. Meanwhile the recent move to increase tariffs of Chinese tire imports may lead to tit-for-tat from either side. Though finally Obama believes that there is no need for any further economic stimulus packages, the worst is over.

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