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Petraeus Insists Taliban Is Being Halted in Key Areas
By Terence Neilan - AOL News(Aug. 23) -- The recently appointed commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan says that the Taliban's momentum has been reversed in many areas of the country, but that success comes at a price and "tough fighting" lies ahead. "When you take away areas that mean a lot to the enemy, the enemy fights back," Gen. David Petraeus said in a BBC interview. Reminded that June and July were the deadliest months for troops now under his command, Petraeus added, "As I said, it gets harder before it gets easier." But he said reversing the Taliban, in areas south of the country and in Kabul, was not ...
Petraeus Confirmed: Warns More 'Tough Fighting' Ahead for U.S.
By David Wood - Politics DailyThe United States has spent $27 billion on Afghan soldiers and police, but the army lacks "combat power" and cannot hold territory against Taliban insurgents, according to the new Afghan war commander Gen. David Petraeus. The competence in battle of Afghan security forces is critical if U.S. troops are to begin withdrawing a year from this July, as proposed by President Obama. As expected Petraeus was confirmed by Senate Wednesday to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who abruptly resigned under pressure last week after he and his staff made disparaging remarks about Obama administration ...
Pentagon: We Are Not Bogged Down in Afghanistan
By David Wood - Politics DailyDefense Secretary Robert Gates, defending the abrupt change of combat command in Afghanistan, said Thursday that "I do not believe we are bogged down'' in Afghanistan. "We are making progress,'' Gates told Pentagon reporters, adding that it is "slower and harder than we anticipated ... we clearly are at an enormously difficult time'' in executing the counterinsurgency strategy President Barack Obama approved last December. Describing the state of war in Afghanistan after eight years of fighting, and the prospects for eventual success, Gates twice quoted Gen. David Petraeus, selected as the ...
Gen. David Petraeus' Strategy for Afghanistan: It Works
By David Wood - Politics DailyLost in the furor over the disgraced Gen. Stanley McChrystal is this simple truth: The counterinsurgency strategy championed by his successor, Gen. David Petraeus, works. Awaiting his confirmation by the Senate early next week as the new commander in Afghanistan, Petraeus is assembling his war staff and planning how to tackle his biggest and most immediate problems: the stalled offensive in Kandahar, the lackluster performance of the Afghan army and police, and the ragged relations with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. As chief architect of the counterinsurgency strategy he implemented in ...
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