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It was supposed to be all about the end of politics as usual. But while President Barack Obama has been happy to bring about change while abroad by doing all he can to diminish the superpower status of the United States, at home it’s been the same old, writes Toby Harnden. The Telegraph [UK] 21 […] November 22nd, 2009 | Tags: Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Greg Craig, Karl Eikenberry, Robert Bauer | Category: Barack Obama | Comments are closed
From CNN Senior White House Correspondent Ed Henry November 9th, 2009 Washington (CNN) – White House National Security Adviser Retired Gen. Jim Jones issued a rare public statement Monday vehemently denying media reports suggesting President Obama has privately decided to send close to 40,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, as tensions between the White House […] November 10th, 2009 | Tags: Gen. Stanley McChrystal | Category: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Military | Comments are closed
by Ross Colvin Reuters.com Saturday, October 31, 2009 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is unlikely to make a decision on his Afghanistan strategy and sending thousands more troops there before he embarks on his trip to Asia on November 11, a senior administration official said on Saturday. The official, who spoke on condition of […] November 2nd, 2009 | Tags: Gen. Stanley McChrystal | Category: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Military | Comments are closed
WhiteHouse.gov via FreeRepublic.com Friday, October 30, 2009 MR. GIBBS: Again, we haven’t gotten into broad specifics on that yet. On the first part, Jeff, you know, look, I think — I don’t — I used to have it calculated, I should just go back and do it, the number of hours that he has […] November 2nd, 2009 | Tags: Gen. Stanley McChrystal | Category: Afghanistan, Barack Obama | Comments are closed
NATO defense ministers Friday endorsed US General McChrystal’s counterinsurgency plan in Afghanistan, increasing pressure on Obama to send more troops. But they didn’t commit to additional resources themselves. by Gordon Lubold The Christian Science Monitor October 23, 2009 BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA – NATO defense ministers Friday gave “broad support” to the counterinsurgency strategy proposed by Gen. […] October 24th, 2009 | Tags: Gen. Stanley McChrystal, NATO | Category: Afghanistan, Barack Obama | Comments are closed
Barack Obama furious at General Stanley McChrystal speech on Afghanistan The relationship between President Barack Obama and the commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan has been put under severe strain by Gen Stanley McChrystal’s comments on strategy for the war. By Alex Spillius in Washington The Telegraph [UK] 05 Oct 2009 According to sources close […] October 5th, 2009 | Tags: Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Vice President Joe Biden | Category: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Military, terrorism | Comments are closed
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