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McChrystal: 5 Years Before Afghans Control Security.
4 hours ago ago from Perspective Journal: News and Politics
The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghnaistan is sketching out the way he wants to win. General Stanley McChrystal speaks of a long-term commitment to the country. McChrystal used 21,000 reinforcements this year to grab control of parts of southern Afghanistan. He wants to do more with thousands more troops expected in the coming year. President Obama has called for an 18-month surge of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, with the ...
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17 hours ago ago from GOING GLOBAL - EAST MEETS WEST - ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Gates Arrives in Baghdad for Unannounced Visit Thursday, December 10, 2009 Washington Post: BAGHDAD -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived Thursday for an unannounced visit to the Iraqi capital, whose residents are still reeling from a series of bombings Tuesday that killed more than 100 people. Gates flew to Baghdad directly from Kabul, where he spent three days meeting with commanders and military units on the administration's ...
Related contentIraq’s March Vote Won’t Affect U.S. Drawdown – Pentagon
6 hours ago ago from Chandler's Watch
KABUL, (Reuters) Iraq's decision to hold parliamentary elections in March will not interfere with the U.S. military's plans to reduce the number of troops in the country to 50,000 by the end of August, the Pentagon said on Thursday. President Barack Obama has pledged to end U.S combat operations in Iraq by Aug. 31, 2010, ahead of a full pullout by the end of 2011. The U.S. force in Iraq is supposed to be reduced to 50,000 by end of ...
Related contentA pay raise in Afghanistan
16 hours ago ago from PrairiePundit
Washington Post: A recent pay increase for Afghan troops and police appears to have resulted in a surge of applicants, said the top U.S. military official for Afghan security training. Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, citing Afghan statistics, said 2,659 Afghans had applied to join the security forces in the first seven days of this month, about half of the month's recruiting objective. In the three previous months, recruiting fell short ...
Related contentThe Iraqi PM reorganises the country’s security forces
15 hours ago ago from Peace Times
Deadly bomb attacks in Baghdad The deadly bomb attacks in Baghdad woke the Iraqi prime minister, Nouri Al-Maliki. He has reorganized the leadership of the country's security forces. On Wednesday Lieutenant-General Ahmed Hashem Awoudeh, the deputy army chief of staff, and Lieutenant-General Abboud Qanbar, the head of Baghdad security were commanded to exchange positions. On Tuesday across the Iraqi capital at least 127 people were ...
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Defense Secretary Gates arrives in Iraq
10 hours ago ago from PopEater
BAGHDAD -U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was in Iraq Thursday to meet with Iraqi officials amid a wave of bombings that have claimed 127 lives and rattled the country's government. U.S. military leaders who greeted Gates defended the Iraqi security forces' response to the attacks. The second leg of Gates' unannounced tour of two major U.S. war zones came as al-Qaida's umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility Thursday for the strikes. ...
Related contentAl-Qaida Claims Responsibility For Deadly Baghdad Blasts
10 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
BAGHDAD Al-Qaida's umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility Thursday for coordinated Baghdad bombings this week that killed 127 people and wounded more than 500, warning of more strikes to come against the Iraqi government. The group, known as the Islamic State of Iraq, said in a statement posted on the Internet that the attacks in the Iraqi capital targeted the "bastions of evil and dens of apostates." It also warned the group is ...
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