Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Adm. Mike Mullen said today the president’s decision on troop levels was imminent for Afghanistan, though he didn’t know exactly when. In response to a question about what worries him most, Mullen told a group of National …
Read Original Story: Mullen: Obama Afghan. decision soon – msnbc.com
President Barack Obama, for the last several weeks, has been considering the future of US military efforts in Afghanistan. It has been an exhaustive process. His commander on the ground, Gen. Stanley mcchrystal, wants 40000 more troops for a “surge” to …
Read Original Story: Editorial: Obama 'dithering' on Afghanistan? Hardly – Torrington Register Citizen
Since I outlined a modest case for dithering on Afghanstan last month, it probably behoves me to admit that, politicaly though perhaps not militarily, the time for consequence-free dithering seems to be running-out. Con Coughlin’s story in this week’s …
Read Original Story: Does Obama Need Britain in Afghanistan? – Spectator.co.uk
FOR the first time, US President Barack Obama has flagged the need for an ”endgame” in the strategy for Afghanistan, saying that he did not want to leave the next president with an open-ended commitment to the conflict, which has already raged for …
Read Original Story: Obama seeks Afghanistan 'glide path' – The Age
President Obama told CBS News’ Chip Reid that anyone in his administration caught leaking information about the Afghanistan troop decision would be fired. But transparency only goes so far. Releasing information that transpired among senior staff in …
Read Original Story: President Obama, Call Steve Jobs – CBS News
Soon President Obama will make a decision on whether to send more troops to Afghanistan or to bring them home. I hope it is the latter. The opposition to and uncertainty about escalation from leaders across the foreign policy and national security …
Read Original Story: Alexander would know what to do – Scarlet Scuttlebutt
Nearly three months after General Stanley mcchrystal went public with his request for more troops for Afghanistan, President Barack Obama is still not close to making a decision on just how large of an escalation he …
Read Original Story: White House: No Afghan Decision Until After Thanksgiving – Antiwar.com
General Stanley mcchrystal, US and NATO military chief in Afghanistan, waits for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to arrive. Photo: Reuters During the presidential campaign, many Americans thought that Barack …
Read Original Story: The cost of on-the-job training – Politico
It has been since the last week of August that Gen. Stanley McChrystal submitted his report to his commander-in-chief, Barack Obama, outlining the necessity of more troops within the Afghanistan war arena. As of today, nearly three months since that …
Read Original Story: Still ticking – Houma Courier
Barack Obama will make an announcement on sending extra troops to Afghanistan "in the next several weeks", he said today, with his goal being to hand a clean slate to America’s next president. The US president, who has been accused of being indecisive …
Read Original Story: Obama to announce Afghanistan plans 'within weeks' – guardian.co.uk
