White House debate led to plan to widen Afghan effort: NYT

President Obamas plan to widen United States involvement in Afghanistan came after an internal debate in which Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. warned against getting into a political and military quagmire, while military advisers argued that the Afghanistan war effort could be imperiled without even more troops. All of the presidents advisers agreed that the primary goal in the region should be narrow taking aim at Al Qaeda, as opposed to the vast attempt at

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