Clinton defends Obama & rebukes US military

America's Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton has reportedly come to the public defence of President Obama against the US military, which requests for more boots to be put on the solid ground in Afghanistan. The public debate in America on the war in Afghanistan, in a political atmosphre that has been heated up by the controversial probe on the alleged CIA tortures and decision to scrap the missile defence system in eastern Europe, is fast becoming emotional as the stakes are high. By the way, the United States is a very mature and stable democracy, as the Constitution establishes civilian control over the armed forces.

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