Gates to witness Pacific command change

Obama has McChrystal's troop request -- what now?

By: genius-world

President Obama's national security team will begin discussing the number of troops needed in Afghanistan as early as Friday, according to a White House spokesman. President Obama is weighing whether to send an additional 40,000 troops to Afghanistan. more photos » Rising violence and the resurgence of Ta

about 1 month ago

Robert Gates: Escalation can be quick in Afghanistan

By: northsunm32

  One wonders what sort of escalation could take place in the middle of an Afghan winter. Usually conflict dies down until the Spring. Many areas where the Taliban are entrenched will be inaccessible. Also, if there is going to be an influx of troops this also requires support groups and structures to be ready as well. It is fortunate that ...

5 days ago

U.S. commitment to Afghanistan not open-ended -Gates

By: tayyabt80

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan, currently under presidential review, was not open-ended, putting more pressure on Kabul to improve security and fight corruption. President Barack Obama, in the final stages of a review expected to add tens of thousands more U.S. troops to the stalled ...

14 days ago

Is the Afghanistan War Part of Obama's Stimulus Program?

By: relentlessliberal

 For eight long months President Obama has been wrestling with the request of his commanding general in Afghanistan for at least 40,000 more American troops to reinforce the 68,000 already there alongside the 50,000 NATO soldiers.  Virtually the entire foreign-policy establishment has been tied up in a series of eight long meetings ...

12 days ago