Thursday, October 1, 2009

A Focus On General McChrystal

General Stanley McChrystal Photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES

McChrystal Now Just One of Many Leaders as Obama Rethinks Afghan Strategy -- FOX News

Gen. Stanley McChrystal has seemingly gone from President Obama's counterinsurgency czar to just one among a sea of faces advising him on war policy in Afghanistan.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal was supposed to be President Obama's ace in the hole in Afghanistan, the man who would steer allied troops in a new direction in the war-torn country. Defense Secretary Robert Gates praised McChrystal's "tremendous" skills and the "fresh thinking" that he'd bring to the job when he was put in charge of U.S. and NATO forces in May.

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More News On General Stanley McChrystal

McChrystal Rejects Scaling Down Afghan Military Aims - New York Times
McChrystal Urges European Allies to Show Resolve in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
General McChrystal: Success in Afghanistan is Not Assured -- Voice of America
Afghan war won't be winnable forever: US commander -- AFP
General Stanley McChrystal: we must give the Taleban jobs -- Times Online
US commander spells out Afghan difficulties -- AP
Stanley McChrystal: The president's stealth fighter -- The Guardian
Senate blocks commander's testimony before new Afghan strategy -- AFP

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