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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 ...
Hillary Clinton's Next Stop: Replacing Robert Gates at Defense?
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailySpeculation is bubbling at the prospect of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton becoming Secretary of Defense upon Robert Gates retirement in 2011. Gates, the only Republican holdover from the Bush Administration, recently told "Foreign Policy" magazine that he planned to step down next year. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said in an e-mail to reporters, "This is not Secretary Gates announcing his retirement. This is the secretary musing about when it would make sense for him to finally bow out. He has long said he would not serve the whole term and now he has told Foreign Policy that he ...
Pat Tillman Documentary Stirring Controversy
By Kathryn Yao - AOL News(Aug. 13) -- An R-rated letter from Pat Tillman's father to a general and a battle over an R-rating are among the controversies brewing in anticipation of the Aug. 20 release of "The Tillman Story." The documentary is based on the death of the Arizona Cardinals safety turned Army Ranger, who was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan. Last week, Mary Tillman, Pat Tillman's mother, wrote a commentary for the Los Angeles Times, speaking out about Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, her son's death, fallen soldiers and President Barack Obama. Among other things, she emphasizes that the government ...
Can Local Militias Save Afghanistan?
By not in system - AOL News(July 15) -- Even before the resignation of the top U.S. commander in the country, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, things were not going well in Afghanistan. Many U.S. and U.K. observers have been wondering whether, after nine years of fighting, we can still win. Now that President Barack Obama has replaced McChrystal with Gen. David Petraeus to lead the Afghan mission, the four-star hero of Iraq knows he has to implement new ideas. Petraeus' first big gambit is a plan, backed by NATO and the Afghan government, to establish local militias that would police the area and defend against insurgents like ...
Biden on Spy Swap: 'We Got Back Four Really Good Ones'
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyDespite the uneven exchange, Vice President Joe Biden says the spy swap with Russia was a good deal for the United States because "we got back four really good ones" and the 10 headed to the Russia "hadn't done much" during their espionage careers in this country. Biden made the comment Friday night in an appearance on the "Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on NBC after the host said the four-for-10 trade "doesn't seem fair." Were the Russian spies "sort of like moles" planted in this country to "see what you can find out," or were they on a specific mission, the comedian asked. "The former," Biden ...
Blunt-Spoken General to Lead US Central Command
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (July 8) -- The general picked to oversee two wars and lead troops in the most strategically sensitive region in the world is sometimes known as "Mad Dog." At other times he's been "Chaos" and "Warrior Monk." Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis was named to take over U.S. Central Command today by Defense Secretary Robert Gates because of his "strategic insight and independent thinking." If confirmed, the head of Joint Forces Command -- who had planned to retire within weeks -- would replace Gen. David Petraeus, who recently became commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Manuel Balce ...
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 ...
U.S. Aid to Afghanistan Slashed by $4B Amid Reports of Corruption
By Paul Wachter - AOL NewsCongress has decided enough is enough in Afghanistan. On Wednesday, a House subcommittee blocked $3.9 billion in aid that the Obama administration wanted to send to Kabul. It's not that Congress was questioning the war effort itself -- now eight long years and counting with no end in sight. After all, also on Wednesday, the Senate unanimously confirmed Obama's pick of General David Petraeus to take command of the war effort after General Stanley McChrystal stepped down last week in the midst of the Rolling Stone article scandal. But propping up President Hamid Karzai's government with ...
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 ...
General Stanley McChrystal to Retire With Four Stars
By David Sessions - Politics DailyGen. Stanley McChrystal, who was fired by President Obama as the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, will retire with four stars despite not meeting the military's requirements to do so, CNN reports. "The president believes and has talked with Secretary Gates about this, and we will do whatever is necessary to ensure he, somebody who has served the country as he has, can retire at a four-star level," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters. An Army spokesman confirmed Tuesday that McChrystal informed the military of his retirement on Monday, though he has not yet filed his ...
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