Plagued by accusations of fraud and ballot stuffing during the recent Afghan election, President Hamid Karzai was not seen as a viable partner for peace and cooperation in Afghanistan, The US Administration...
After almost four months since General McChrystal presented his report and recommendation for additional troops to President Obama, still no decision has been reached. Officials close to the President...
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Since the end of August there has been much speculation on President Obama's decision on the new Afghanistan Strategy. The President has been accused of dithering. General McChrystal has publicly stated...
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Today may be another step towards making a decision regarding a comprehensive strategy for Afghanistan. In late August General Stanley McChrystal submitted his report and recommendations for the Strategy...
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The Washington Post reports this morning that President Obama has asked a small group of senior advisers led by VP Joe Biden to conduct a study on what regions could be more effective as partners of the United...
Admiral Mike Mullen oversaw a secret war game this month to test and evaluate options that have been included in General McChrystal's report. The two options tested was the likely outcome by inserting 40,000...
General McKiernan commanded ISAF until he was replaced by the Obama Administration in March of this year by General McChrystal. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel alleged on the Sunday talk shows that...
Senator Dian Feinstein told George Stephanopoulos of AB this morning that Obama should approve General McChrystal's recommendation for an additional 40,000 troops. In the interview she stated that she can't...
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In early March President Obama conducted a strategic review with of the Afghanistan Mission. The conclusion reached at the time was that a comprehensive counter-insurgency strategy was required. All but...
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Narcissist. Other "unqualified" individuals besides myself have begun to mouth the word "narcissist" in a fateful coupling with another word: "Obama".Yes, and who would the latest "unqualified" individual be? Why...
There has been much discussion in the past week on what the new strategy for Afghanistan would be. The White House has now stated that leaving Afghanistan is not an option. A report, authored by General...
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U.S Casualties have increased again during this past week. Here is the update of total casualties as of 10 am 2 October 2009. The number of Deaths has now risen to 774, which is an increase of `5...
Last week a report was leaked that General McChrystal, Commander ISAAF, had produced. The report indicated that, in McChrysal's judgment, the NATO effort in Afghanistan was headed for failure unless more...
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Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, met secretly with General Stanley McChrystal today at Ramstein Airbase in Germany. Apparently Admiral Mullen wanted to discuss General McChrystal's much...
General McChrystal, handpicked by Secretary Gates and tasked by President Obama to implement a new strategy has completed an initial assessment of the situation in Afghanistan. In his report he has...