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Ahead of Obama's upcoming visit: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/world/asia/11japan.html
Hearts and minds, people, hearts and minds.
Whatever anyone might feel about how to proceed militarily in Afghanistan, I believe this to be very, very good news and a step in the right direction.Japan said Tuesday that it would dramatically increase its nonmilitary aid to Afghanistan, pledging $5 billion for a range of projects that includes building schools and highways, training police officers, clearing land mines and rehabilitating former Taliban fighters.
The announcement of the new aid package, which is to be disbursed over the next five years, comes just days before the arrival of President Obama in Japan. Mr. Obama is due to arrive Friday in Tokyo, his first stop on a weeklong visit to Asia.
Hearts and minds, people, hearts and minds.