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Obama's Timeline No Guarantee of Afghanistan Withdrawal

Since President Obama's speech on Tuesday evening at West Point, there has been a lot of speculation and confusion as to the Administrations interpretation of the announced withdrawal strategy. President...

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Pentagon Tests Two Options for Afghanistan Strategy

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...

opinion by albertacowpoke | 8 wks ago
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Military, Civilians at odds over Resource Needed for Afhanistan

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...

opinion by albertacowpoke | 10 wks ago | updated 10 wks ago
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Afghanistan Strategy - No Deadline Set for Decision on Troops

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...

opinion by albertacowpoke | 12 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago
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Mullen tours forward outposts in Afghanistan

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Admiral Mullen and General McChrystal meet secretly at Ramstein

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...

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Admiral Mullen: 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan

Thirty thousand more will be enough to secure cities and roads, mostly, but will not be nearly enough to defeat the Taliban. This looks much like Iraq 5 years ago." Mullen's comments...

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Update: Top US military commander meets Pakistani leaders as Zardari says Isl...

As the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen reached Pakistan on Wednesday and held meetings with President Asif Zardari, Army Chief Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff General Tariq Majeed amid growing tension between India and Pakistan in the...

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created by hussain | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Clergyman apologises over call to tattoo gay people

An Anglican clergyman who advocated that homosexuals be tattooed with labels calling them sodomites has apologized for his remarks. Such language is extreemly unusual in the Church of England."A Church of England clergyman who wrote that gay men should be forced to have...

created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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U.S. military says Pakistan not targeting U.S. troops

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U.S. military says Pakistan not targeting U.S. troops

" WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The day after U.S. and Pakistani forces exchanged fire along the Afghan border, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday he was comfortable Pakistani troops had not been told to...

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US military chief arrives in Pakistan on unannounced visit

Amidst the growing tension between US led NATO forces and Pakistan Army over the incursion into Park territory, US military Chief has landed in Pakistan capital Islamabad. He is expected to iron out differences...

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Source: Bush considering 8,000 troop cuts in Iraq

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The top U.S. general in Iraq is recommending nearly 8,000 troop cuts in Iraq because of the improving situation there, a source close to the process has told CNN. ...

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2,000 Marines face longer Afghan tour

In a further sign that the war in Iraq is draining resources from the conflict in Afghanistan, the pentagon has announced that troops serving there will need to remain longer than their 7-month tour of duty.At the...

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Junkie is the worst mum in Britain

" A FURIOUS coroner has branded a junkie mother irresponsible – after her three babies were born addicted to heroin. Stanley Hooper hit out after hearing Michaela Mullen’s daughter Chelsey was killed by a massive heart attack aged three months. Another of her children is...

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Begins Pacific Trip

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff starts Tour" HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii, May 28, 2008 – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has begun a swing through the Pacific that will take him to Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines and Korea. After a...

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Joint Chiefs Chairman: Close Guantanamo

I like that the main concern the chief of the U.S. military has is the public perception of the army, and not the human rights abuses and torture going on right under his nose.This story comes on the heels of a...

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created by Rob Walker | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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