Friday, September 25, 2009

Afghanistan Troop Request Delivered



Afghanistan Troop Request Delivered -- Voice of America

The top U.S. military officer has received the eagerly awaited detailed troop request from the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, as the Obama administration continues a top-level review of its strategy.

A military official tells VOA the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, traveled to Germany Friday for an unannounced half-day meeting on a U.S. Air Base with the Afghanistan commander, General Stanley McChrystal.

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More News On General McChrystal's Afghan Troop Request

US commanders hold secret meeting on Afghan war -- AFP
Top U.S. Military Officials Conferred Secretly in Germany -- New York Times
Military Leaders Hear Out McChrystal on Afghanistan Troop Request -- Washington Post
Gen. McChrystal Surprised by Enemy Strength in Afghanistan -- FOX News
Obama: I know Americans tired of war -- AP
This Week at War: America's Last Counterinsurgent? -- Foreign Policy
US Mideast Commander Endorses Afghanistan Assessment, Current Strategy -- Voice of America
Counterinsurgents Grapple With Next Afghanistan Moves -- Spencer Ackerman, Washington Independent.

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