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Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry To Testify On Afghan War

washingtonpost.com | Michael D. Shear and Scott Wilson | Posted 11.24.2009 | World

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The top U.S. general and the U.S ambassador in Afghanistan have been told to prepare to testify before Congress as early as next week, according to Wh...

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Obama Narrows Afghan Strategy To 4 Possible Options

AP | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — The White House says President Barack Obama has narrowed down his decision for an Afghanistan strategy to four options. ...

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Kerry: McChrystal's Afghanistan Plan Goes Too Far

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A war plan that asks President Barack Obama to commit tens of thousands of additional U.S. forces to Afghanistan is too ambitious, ...

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McChrystal's Credibility Problem Ignored By Media

Daily Beast | Jon Krakauer | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

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Shortly after President Obama nominated Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal to command U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, the general was summoned to the U.S...

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Is the Military-Industrial Complex Using Gen. McChrystal to "Potty Train" Obama on Afghanistan?

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

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The McChrystal affair is a vivid reminder of the huge pressures powerful vested interests can place on a new president to protect the status quo and prevent meaningful change.

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McChrystal Criticism Mounts Within Obama Administration

Christian Science Monitor | Dan Murphey and Ben Arnoldy | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

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Lt. Col. Edward Stein, a US Army Ranger, had a specific task for the Afghan soldiers he was training: Do a security check in Kabul ahead of a speech b...

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McChrystal Rejects Calls To Lower Afghan Aims

New York Times | JOHN F. BURNS and ALAN COWELL | Posted 10.01.2009 | World

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The top military commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, rejected calls for scaling down military objectives there on Thursday and said ...

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Obama Advisers Split On Afghanistan, Complicating His Decision

AP | LARA JAKES and ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to delay a face-to-face briefing from the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, who hours earlier had warned...

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Could Woodward's Afghanistan Story Have Really Happened Without Obama's OK?

Peter Scheer | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

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Classified documents are not declassified by leakers acting anonymously, they are declassified by identifiable government officials acting with authorization.

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McChrystal Afghanistan Assessment: More Forces Or "Mission Failure"

AP | LARA JAKES and ANNE GEARAN | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The White House is considering expanding counterterror operations in Pakistan to refocus on eliminating al-Qaida instead of mountin...

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McChrystal: No Major Al-Qaeda Signs In Afghanistan

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The top commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan said Friday he sees no signs of a major al-Qaida pres...

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US-German Rift Emerges Over Afghan Deaths Case

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO and FRANK JORDANS | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

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KABUL — An airstrike by U.S. fighter jets that appears to have killed Afghan civilians could turn into a major dispute for NATO allies Germany a...

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Afghan War Needs New Strategy: US Commander McChrystal

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

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KABUL — Bombs killed four NATO troops Monday – two Americans and two Britons – ending the deadliest month of the war for U.S. forces...

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McChrystal: Afghanistan Needs More Security Forces

washingtonpost.com | Greg Jaffe and Karen DeYoung | Posted 08.10.2009 | World

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Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the newly arrived top commander in Afghanistan, has concluded that Afghan security forces will have to expand far beyond c...

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