President Barack Obama holds a restricted briefing with U.S. Marine Corps Gen.Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the commander of the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, and James B. Cunningham, U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, at Camp Alpha on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 25, 2014. White House photo by Pete Souza
Military Pushes Obama For 10,000 Troops In Afghanistan—And Says It May Not Be Enough -- Eli Lake And Josh Rogin, Daily Beast
The White House and the Pentagon are once again wrangling over how many U.S. forces will fight in Afghanistan. Will there be enough to keep a resurgent al Qaeda out?
Pressure is mounting on President Obama to keep at least 10,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan for years to come. Some top intelligence and military officers now fighting that war say the number of troops under consideration by the White House should be just enough to prevent al Qaeda from re-establishing a safe haven. Others aren’t so sure that even the 10,000 can keep the terror group and its allies at bay.
The stakes in the troop decision couldn’t be higher. Not only will it help shape the relationship between Obama and his national security state during the president’s final years in office, but in a very real way, the decision could determine the final outcome of America’s longest war. There are top military and intelligence officials who are deeply concerned about what the president might do next.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs
Obama to leave 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, senior official says -- Washington Post
Obama to station 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014 -- Washington Times
Obama Close to Authorizing Military Training of Syrian Rebels -- WSJ
Russian Sokhoi PAK FA stealth fighter superior to U.S. F-22 Raptor in many important ways -- Ground Report
Russian, Chinese Paratroopers to Exchange Skills in Beijing -- RIA Novosti
China-Russia naval drill concludes -- People's Daily
YouTube: PLAAF aircraft landing on highway -- Alert 5
China’s Air Force Boosts Tech by Buying European Companies -- Epoch Times
Indian Air Force fighter plane MIG 21 crashes -- One India
India Is Trying to Get Serious About Carrier Air Power -- Thomas Newdick, War is Boring
South Korea: Asia’s New Powerhouse Arms Exporter -- Tae-jun Kang, The Diplomat
Acquiring SM-3 missiles not an option for S. Korea: defense ministry -- Yonhap News Agency
Canadian government urged to bypass competition for purchase of fighter jets -- Globe and Mail
Large-scale exercise in Jordan gets underway -- Stars and Stripes
Philippines insists US military accord is legal -- AP
U.S. Training Elite Antiterror Troops in Four African Nations -- NYT
Djibouti-based troops restricted to base following bombing -- Stars and Stripes
The US Air Force's oldest bomber is now a flying network -- Endgadget
Augmented Reality System Goes From Military to Market -- Daily Beast
Military Plans To Test Brain Implants To Fight Mental Disorders -- NPR
Research center or weather weapon? US military is shutting down HAARP -- RT
Reining In the N.S.A. -- New York Times
Pentagon using change in diagnoses to hide sexual assault cases, critics charge -- Washington Times
Is the VA ‘bungling’ its standing with young veterans? -- Greg Jaffe, The Washington Post
Why I Blew the Whistle on the V.A. -- Sam Footemay, NYT
Hagel on VA scandal: "It makes me sick to my stomach" -- CNN
Friends of Marine jailed in Mexico recall how he saved lives, led by example -- FOX News
American Amnesia In The Afghan War -- Jacob Rozich, War On The Rocks
Arlington National Cemetery: 'The history of our nation' -- Anna Mulrine, CSM
Thousands of American military graves lie forgotten and lost abroad -- PBS Newshour
General on mission to defend today's Marines -- USA Today
A Marine Lieutenant General's Story Of Two Soldiers Who Gave Their Lives To Stop A 2,000-Pound Truck Bomb -- Business Insider
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