McChrystal backs Afghan plan to skeptical Congress

Karsai predicts 5 years Obama 2 and its the money problem that rears its ugly head, how does Afghanistan pay for it new large army. Well there is black gold and plenty of gas, dig deep and they can find gold. I...

Gates: Troop Draw Down could take Two to Three Years.

Only two days after the President's speech at Westpoint Military Academy, the Secretary of Defence Robert Gates has acknowledged that there is no deadline in the troops withdrawal from Afghnistan.  Gates...

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...

Obama speech: World Reaction

President Obama announced his strategy for Aghanistan and Pakistan last night in a speech at West Point: The strategy in a nut shell is as follows: 30,000 troop surge to fight the counter insurgency, with emphasis...

Afghanistan Strategy Discussed between Obama and Karzai

Tonight at 8pm EST, President Obama will be unveiling his strategy for Afghanistan.  President Obama was burning up the phone lines yesterday briefing his allies.  It is widely believed that President...

Stop the War Now

Sitting on my bunk at Ft. Polk Louisiana in 1969, I was reading China on the Eve of Communist Takeover, Arthur Doak Barnett, Praeger, 1963, a book that I was assigned to read in Political Science class before...

McChrystal and Ambassador Eikenberry to testify before Congress

According to White House and other officials, General Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry have been asked to be prepared to testify before Congress as early as next week. President Obama is expected...

Karzai a viable partner for the U.S.?

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...

Administration Leaks - Obama rejects Afghanistan Option

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...

NATO Ministers Endorse Wider Afghan Effort

"BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Defense ministers from NATO on Friday endorsed the ambitious counterinsurgency strategy for Afghanistan proposed by Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, giving new impetus to his recommendation to...

Strategy in Afghanistan – A Babel Fish Analysis

Journalist and Citizen Journalist that write about Afghanistan from their office or home comfy chair can not really have a clue about the need to change strategy in Afghanistan. Even those with an ex-military...

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...

Leaving Afghanistan not an Option - White House

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...

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...