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First US Cuts in Afghanistan Likely to Include Combat Forces
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- The initial U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan in July probably will include combat as well as non-combat forces, the top U.S. commander there told a House committee on Wednesday. Army Gen. David Petraeus mentioned no numbers, nor did he identify which combat units might be pulled out to begin what President Barack Obama has called a responsible winding down of the war by 2014. Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, led off questioning of Petraeus by asking whether combat troops would be included in the July ...
2010 News Quotes Quiz: Who Said It? [ANSWERS]
By not in system - AOL NewsHere are the answers to the 2010 Quotes Quiz with details about who said what and why -- plus some information on the people who didn't say these things, but might have. 1. "There's no one who wants this thing over more than I do. You know, I'd like my life back." Answer: C. Tony Hayward All three of the newsmakers we listed surely said this to themselves at some point during this difficult year. In June, Gen. David Petraeus was suddenly given the thankless task of running the war in Afghanistan after Gen. Stanley McCrystal got the boot for deriding administration officials in a Rolling ...
Are US Officials Putting Orwellian Spin on Iraq Troop Withdrawal?
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Aug. 16) -- "All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome." That's George Orwell, who New York University history professor Hannah Gurman writes would be having "a field day" with the spin now coming from the U.S. Ministry of Information regarding troop pullouts from Iraq. "He could not have invented a more Orwellian tale than the actual story of the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq," she writes in a provocative essay for ...
Petraeus on Afghan War: 'We Are in This to Win'
By not in system - AOL NewsKABUL, Afghanistan (July 4) -- Gen. David Petraeus formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan on Sunday, declaring "we are in this to win" despite rising casualties and growing skepticism about the nearly 9-year-old war. During a ceremony at NATO headquarters, Petraeus received two flags - one for the U.S. and the other for NATO - marking his formal assumption of command. He said it was important to demonstrate to the Afghan people and world that al-Qaida and its extremist allies will not be allowed to once again establish sanctuaries in Afghanistan ...
Senate Confirms Petraeus as Afghan War Chief
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (June 30) -- The Senate on Wednesday unanimously confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the new commander of the Afghanistan war. The vote was 99-0. Petraeus replaces Gen. Stanley McChrystal, whose three-decade career ended in disgrace because of inflammatory remarks he and his aides made to Rolling Stone magazine. As U.S. Central Command chief, Petraeus was McChrystal's boss and already overseeing operations in Afghanistan. Petraeus' replacement at Central Command has not been announced. Petraeus won overwhelming praise from both Republicans and Democrats, despite their ...
Taliban Attack NATO Base in Eastern Afghanistan
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News(June 30) -- Taliban fighters set off a suicide car bomb and fired rocket-propelled grenades at the gate of a sprawling NATO air base in eastern Afghanistan this morning, and eight of them were killed after failing to breach security. Two NATO troops suffered minor injuries in a gun battle that lasted hours and disrupted traffic outside the Jalalabad base, along a main route toward the border with Pakistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility in calls to several Western news outlets. The attack occurred as U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder arrived in Kabul for talks, but wasn't believed to be ...
Petraeus Prepared to 'Modify Rules of Engagement' in Afghanistan
By Carl Franzen - Politics DailySince General David Petraeus was abruptly appointed to take over the War in Afghanistan on Wednesday, speculation has swirled around how his approach to the increasingly dire conflict would differ from that of his predecessor, disgraced former commander General Stanley McChrystal. Today, we have an answer. An anonymous military source "close to Petraeus" says that "one of the first things the general will do when he takes over in Afghanistan is to modify the controversial rules of engagement to make it easier for U.S. troops to engage in combat with the enemy," reports Fox News. If ...
Taliban Endorses Petraeus
By Paul Wachter - Politics DailyIn the United States, many are confident that Gen. David Petraeus is the man to lead the effort in Afghanistan. After all, he was the architect of the "surge" in Iraq, which is widely considered to be successful despite continuing sectarian strife and doubts that the country could hold onto security gains without American troops. But Petraeus has another fan -- the Taliban. Petraeus "is not smarter than McChrystal," Taliban spokesman Qari Muhammad Ahmed Yusuf said Thursday. "Also, his losing consciousness last week in an investigative hearing before the members of the U.S. Congress brought ...
Petraeus for President? How New Post Could Affect His Chances
By Andrea Stone - Politics DailyWASHINGTON -- Did President Barack Obama just tap a potential political rival to take command of U.S. forces in Afghanistan? Or did he take him out of the picture? If he is confirmed as early as next week to replace disgraced Gen. Stanley McChrystal in the wake of the Rolling Stone debacle, Gen. David Petraeus will have to give up a more senior position as head of U.S. Central Command. But the move could mean a big promotion later on if the military maverick has presidential aspirations. Petraeus made his name in Iraq in 2007 as a key implementer of a troop surge and as the architect of the ...
Obama Replaces McChrystal With Petraeus: Instant Reactions
By Carl Franzen - Politics DailyPresident Barack Obama announced today that he accepted Gen. Stanley McChrystal's resignation as commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan and is replacing him with Gen. David Petraeus. McChrystal's ouster was precipitated by a now-infamous Rolling Stone article published online Tuesday which depicted "The Runaway General" and his staff making critical comments of Obama administration officials. McChrystal had been in charge in Afghanistan for the past year, under which time the situation on the ground had continued to deteriorate into violence and civil instability, despite a ...
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