Comments on Dr. Abdullah’s decision not to participate in electoral process (begin text) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman STATEMENT BY SECRETARY CLINTON Afghanistan Election I recognize the decision by Dr....
[read full story]
For NATO combat troops, Iraq and Afghanistan differ in several important ways. For one thing, nearly all the fighting is out in the countryside. In Iraq, most of the combat was in urban areas. Moreover, Afghanistan has many...
LONDON - Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Washington’s closest ally in Afghanistan, toughened his tone yesterday with this harsh message for the Afghan leadership: Clean up your act - for real this time - or risk a cutoff of support.
LONDON -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Washington's closest ally in Afghanistan, toughened his tone Friday with this harsh message for the Afghan leadership: Clean up your act -- for real this time -- or risk a cutoff of...
What do Freepers Think? Any other President would have been shamed into making a decision at this point? This guy just won't announce it. Was Fort Hood was the warning, what have they been told is the punch line??? If this guy...
Times Online Armed Forces reputation is at risk in Afghanistan, MoD chiefs warn Times Online The long-term future and reputation of Britain's Armed Forces is at risk unless progress is made in Afghanistan, the two most senior...
The issues facing Obama are daunting. The reams of paperwork submitted to him describe very different Afghanistans and very different Pakistan. Every author of every assessment has an agenda. For example the Generals in the...
The famous Prussian strategist Carl von Clausewitz wrote about war that "the political objective is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and means can never be considered in isolation of their purpose." The objective was...
There are two moments in the Obama presidency that definitively describe the war on Afghanistan as Obama’s war. The first such moment came when Mr. Obama announced a surge for Afghanistan instead of a sound exit strategy. The...
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York Security Council Press Statement on Afghanistan Elections The following Security Council press statement on the Afghanistan elections was read out today by...
Telegraph.co.uk Obama wants more time on Afghanistan, but it is running out fast Times Online Why is it taking President Obama so long to decide what to do in Afghanistan? There are a lot of reasons, a few good, but most are...