Miliband to Obama: Back your general and send more troops

Back your general and send more troops, David Miliband urges Barack Obama

by Francis Elliott and Michael Evans The Times [UK] October 2, 2009

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David Miliband urged President Obama to embrace a renewed “hearts and minds” strategy in Afghanistan as ministers indicated that they would not send more […]

Col. Jack Jacobs Believes McChrystal was “Summoned” to Talk to Obama because He Contradicted Biden Afghanistan Strategy

Posted by BrianinMO Friday, October 2, 2009 Via Freedom’s Lighthouse:

Here is video of Retired Col. Jack Jacobs – an MSNBC Military Analyst – telling Ed Schultz he believes President Obama’s meeting with top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, was the direct result of McChrystal’s comments yeserday in London that were critical of […]

On Afghanistan, US military puts Obama on the spot

by Dan DeLuce AFP news Saturday, October 3, 2009

WASHINGTON (AFP) – By openly declaring their views on the Afghan war, US military leaders have placed President Barack Obama in a bind as he faces a fraught decision over the troubled US-led mission. Obama has refused to quickly approve a request from his commanders for […]

McChrystal’s Frank Talk on Afghanistan

General Tells 60 Minutes U.S. Needs to “Deprogram” Bad Habits And Change How The War Is Fought

Sept. 27, 2009

(CBS) He eats one meal a day; anything more makes him feel sluggish. In another life, he could have been a monk.

“The lap of luxury,” Martin joked, seeing the general’s small and Spartan […]

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