Back in October of this year, the Obama Administration held a war room meeting on Afghanistan. General StanleyMcChrystal, the four-star general Obama himself appointed to lead the fight against the Taliban, was teleconferenced into the meeting from Kabul. He was asked to explain what he had been doing since receiving his orders in March. The [...]
I've been harping for years on various people who collect a paycheque from the Canadian taxpayer. I've been telling them that while they absolutely need to engage the mainstream media, and do it far better than they have in the past, they also need to find ways to get their message out unfiltered. Well, here's a great example of such an effort. It's U.S. General StanleyMcChrystal addressing...
General StanleyMcChrystal. (CNN) - Gen. StanleyMcChrystal has released a statement regarding President Obama's plan forward in Afghanistan. (Read statement after the jump) KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 2) – The statement of General StanleyMcChrystal, Commander NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan regarding the address...
General StanleyMcChrystal. (CNN) - Gen. StanleyMcChrystal has released a statement regarding President Obama's plan forward in Afghanistan. (Read statement after the jump) KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 2) – The statement of General StanleyMcChrystal, Commander NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan regarding the address...
By Steve Hynd General Stan McChrystal is signalling to the Afghan leadership that Obama's 2011 "beginning of the end" is just a number they shouldn't take seriously. The top US military commander in Afghanistan has met senior politicians there as part of a charm offensive to sell Barack Obama’s new strategy. General StanleyMcChrystal hopes to reassure wary Afghans...
And Pres. Obama provided extra troops for 12 more months. Obama's Afghanistan timeline adheres to McChrystal assessment The Afghanistan timeline President Obama outlined Tuesday calls for the 'surge' of 30,000 new troops to abate after only 18 months. That time frame is consistent with what Gem. StanleyMcChrystal has called the 'decisive' period of the war. By Mark Sappenfield...
British and international forces in Afghanistan face "more memorial services" Gen StanleyMcChrystal has warned as he briefed commanders on Barack Obama's troop surge.
General McChrystal gave rousing speech in response to strategy announcement. StanleyMcChrystal - Afghanistan - Asia - United States - Society and Culture
General McChrystal gave rousing speech in response to strategy announcement. StanleyMcChrystal - Afghanistan - Asia - United States - Society and Culture
Stealing one of Churchill’s most famous lines, "This is not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning," General StanleyMcChrystal this morning heralded a…
The Afghanistan timeline President Obama outlined Tuesday calls for the 'surge' of 30,000 new troops to abate after only 18 months. That time frame is consistent with what Gem. StanleyMcChrystal has called the 'decisive' period of the war.