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War in Afghanistan fundamentally sound according to Gen. Petraeus
Gen. David Petraeus said Sunday that U.S. strategy in the Afghanistan war was "fundamentally sound" and the U.S.. was hopeful that Afghan security was beginning to stablize. He said that "to win overall" was "going...
created by UNCENSORED NEWS | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Afghanistan: Who is in charge here?
It is Karzai’s country, right? Before you have a “national guard” militia, you have to have a nation. I think that is Karzai’a position. Setting up militias as Petraeus wants is institutionalizing... On the way out, don’t pile up civilians
When you know that the end is near, the only hope that you have of turning Afghanistan into a positive direction is to win the hearts and minds of civilians. We’re even trying to turn the hearts and minds of the... Iraq, Arab-Israeli stalemate, India-Pakistan standoff, and Afghan
Starting position: can one consider any of these without factoring Iran? Iran can influence and intervene in Iraq as it has. Iran can threaten and actually attack Israel and vice versa. Iran can influence and... Petraeus approved – confirmation a necessity
The confirmation process may seem redundant in the case of General Petraeus, though it did give everyone in the Senate and at home time to hear the commander and assess what he is telling us. " News Alert: Gen. David Petraeus confirmed by U.S. Senate to be the new Afghan... War by committee—remember Vietnam?
Vietnam was a fiasco and ended in disaster because the executive branch and congress were at odds and the military was given impossible direction and conflicting support. In the case of Afghanistan, America’s... When Republicans bought Petraeus, they bought the war
They say his appointment will get smooth sailing approval through the Senate. That means, Republicans and Democrats likes the General who keeps them regularly informed, and who is the architect of the... US shuts embassy as al-Qaeda 'plans attack in Yemen'
President Obama's top counter terrorism adviser John Brennan, announced that the US has indications that al-Qaeda is planning an attack in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, and the US and UK embassies there. " US shuts embassy as al-Qaeda 'plans attack in Yemen' It... Whack the Enemy or Build a Nation
Now, the generals are telling us that subjugating the Taliban in Afghanistan could be as hard as restoring order to Iraq.( I believe it.) Then again, General Petraeus points out that the number dying in Iraq was... Afghanistan 'tougher than Iraq'
"US President Barack Obama's envoy to Afghanistan has said that winning the conflict there will be "much tougher" than in Iraq. Richard Holbrooke told a conference in Munich: "I have never seen anything like the... Pakistan says next US leader must stop attacks
Pakistan's prime minister today said that whoever is elected as the new US president later today must stop the attacks and cross-border raids into sovereign Pakistani territory. The comments signal that the new leadership in Pakistan is set to try to forge a very different...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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If Elected ...
" Mr. Obama, who noted that General Petraeus wanted “maximum flexibility” in setting withdrawal schedules, said he “pushed back” when he met with the commander in July by making the case for sending...Pakistan's existence under threat: But from whom?
Pakistan faces threat to its very existence but from whom? The readers should judge themselves from the following stories: "Extremist forces threaten the very existence of Pakistan, the incoming US commander in the region warned on Thursday.General David Petraeus, who will...Audacity of Cowardice, Hopelessness: Why Does Much of America Avoid the Tough...
"Audacity of Cowardice, Hopelessness: Why Does Much of America Avoid the Tough Tasks? Just a few short months ago, many Americans including current Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, said the “surge” in Iraq would not work. He was against... General Petraeus on victory definition in Iraq
The notion of US "victory" in Iraq has frequently been tossed around during the electoral campaign with McCain telling Couric in July "We Will Come Home In Victory" and Obama answering the question by... NowPublic on Facebook
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