Key Points Of Obama's Strategy For Afghanistan

President Obama said Tuesday his strategy in Afghanistan will have three objectives: deny al Qaeda a safe haven, reverse the Taliban's momentum and strengthen Afghanistan's security forces and government.

Here is how he said he plans to achieve the goals:

• Send 30,000 additional U.S. troops

The U.S. will send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in the next seven months "so that they can target the insurgency and secure key population centers," Obama said in his speech.

Some of the new troops will help train Afghan security forces to "create the conditions for the United States to transfer responsibility to the Afghans," Obama said.

U.S. forces could begin to leave as security responsibilities are transferred to the Afghans. Obama said he hopes to start transferring U.S. forces out of Afghanistan in July 2011.

The U.S. troop buildup also will help secure areas that go relatively uncovered by U.S. and NATO forces now. Most of the new troops are expected to be sent around the southern part of Afghanistan, divided between Helmand and Kandahar provinces.

Kandahar's one major city, also called Kandahar, is used by Taliban fighters and its leaders to hide within the population from coalition troops. One key task will be to control the major approaches to the city.

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Walkers, Runners, Cyclists: Go On - Take Up The TrailBlazer Challenge

prMac.com] Adelaide, Australia - Trix Software has announced TrailBlazer Challenge - The Ultimate iPhone GPS app for walkers, joggers, cyclists, and hikers. For users that just want to record their progress, TrailBlazer Challenge displays current speed, Speed recent trends, and the path traveled on a map. It's a simple one button Press to record a bush walk, a jog, or a bike-riding expedition.

For users that are more competitive, compete against friends head-to-head in a run or bike ride to decide, once and for all, who's the champion! Recorded tracks can be exported directly to another iPhone. Select an imported track Thurs compete against and be continually updated on progress. Visual and audio notifications Ensure users always know Whether they're leading or trailing their opponent, and by how far.

Users can even select one of their own previous recordings Thurs compete against and attempt a personal best time. After downloading the paths wirelessly to a Mac or PC using just a web browser, users can view the path traveled in Google Earth. By combining speed or altitude color-coded and animated paths, photos, and markers, TrailBlazer Challenge Creates the most comprehensive in Google Earth viewing experience.

Access your Contacts, the camera and control all your music without interrupting your recording. TrailBlazer Challenge does not miss a beat when that important phone call arrives mid-run. Just resume the previous recording when restarting TrailBlazer Challenge on the call. A beautifully clean and intuitive interface allows easy access to all the displays and features. Read Morehttp://prmac.com/release-id-8954.htm

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