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Resolved: President Obama's plan for increasing troops in Afghanistan is in the United States' best interest.

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METADEBATE

• WHAT IS THE OBAMA PLAN, ANYWAY?
• OBAMA PLAN TOO VAGUE TO DEBATE

PRO EVIDENCE

• US SURGE JUSTIFIED: REGION AT RISK WITH PULLOUT
• OBAMA PLAN GOOD: GENERICS
• OBAMA PLAN GOOD: BETTER THAN STATUS QUO POLICY
• OBAMA PLAN GOOD: FORCES DIALOGUE IN THE REGION
• OBAMA PLAN GOOD: TIED TO APPROPRIATE BENCHMARKS
• OBAMA PLAN GOOD: PROTECTS PAKISTAN
• OBAMA PLAN GOOD: FOCUSES EFFORTS ON TRAINING THE AFGHAN ARMY
• OBAMA PLAN GOOD: MEETS THE COUNTER-INSURGENCY NEED
• OBAMA PLAN GOOD: BUILDS UP GOOD GOVERNANCE IN AFGHANISTAN
• US MILITARY LEADERS SUPPORT OBAMA PLAN
• US POLITICAL LEADERS SUPPORT OBAMA PLAN
• INTERNATIONAL LEADERS SUPPORT OBAMA PLAN
• AFGHAN PEOPLE SUPPORT US TROOPS
• WITHDRAWAL DATE JUSTIFIED
• A/T: WITHDRAWAL/TIMELINE TOO STATIC
• A/T: OBAMA PLAN INCREASES CAUSALITIES
• A/T: AFGHAN GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES FAILURE
• A/T: SURGE IS TOO SMALL
• A/T: SHOULD DECREASE TROOPS

CON EVIDENCE

• US SHOULD FOCUS ON OTHER PRIORITIES
• US SHOULD FOCUS ON NON-MILITARY SOLUTIONS
• OBAMA PLAN LACKS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
• AFGHAN GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE SURGE
• SURGE UNNECESSARY: AL QAEDA NO LONGER A THREAT
• TIMELINE FAILS: WILL FORCE INSURGENTS UNDERGROUND UNTIL DEADLINE
• TIMELINE FAILS: BAD WAR POLICY
• TIMELINE FAILS: SENDS WRONG MESSAGE INTERNATIONALLY
• TIMELINE FAILS: AFGHAN GOVERNMENT NOT READY TO TAKE OVER
• TIMELINE FAILS: US REGIONAL GOALS WILL TAKE MUCH LONGER
• OBAMA PLAN TOO AGGRESSIVE: AFGHANISTAN = QUAGMIRE
• OBAMA PLAN TOO AGGRESSIVE: AFGHANS MUST CONTROL OWN FATE
• OBAMA PLAN TOO AGGRESSIVE: INCREASE US PRESENCE = MORE VIOLENCE
• OBAMA PLAN TOO AGGRESSIVE: TIMELINE NOT SHORT ENOUGH TO MITIGATE HARM
• OBAMA PLAN TOO AGGRESSIVE: ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN DOES NOTHING TO FURTHER US INTERESTS
• OBAMA PLAN NOT AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH
• NO CLEAR GOALS IN AFGHANISTAN POLICY
• COUNTERINSURGENCY STRATEGY WILL FAIL
• WEAK AFGHAN GOVERNMENT WILL DOOM PLAN
• SURGE HARD ON US MILITARY FORCES