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• GOP Claim Foothold in Afghanistan Debate

  
  The Washington Independent — Authority: 742
  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Gen. Stanley McChrystal (WDCpix, Oscar Matatquin/ZUMA Press) Image by: Matt Mahurin Over two days of hearings with Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, and Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of CentCom, Republican members of Congress ...
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• Burris tells military to brush up on their Dari, Pashto

  
  Political Fix — Authority: 616
  Sen. Roland Burris WASHINGTON — If the Afghan people are to embrace more American presence in their country, the two sides need to be speaking the same language — literally — Sen. Roland Burris , D-Ill., said this afternoon. During questioning of Gen.…
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• McChrystal Sees Taliban Defeat in 18 Months

  
  The Washington Independent — Authority: 742
  Gen. Stanley McChrystal testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday as Amb. Karl Eikenberry looks on. (Louie Palu/ZUMA Press) In confirmation hearings six months ago, Gen. Stanley McChrystal painted a bleak picture of an Afghanistan plagued by a growing insurgency . But in two marathon ...
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• What rift? Eikenberry, McChrystal take vows of unity

  
  Front Row Washington — Authority: 647
  They smiled at each other and publicly said “I do.” General Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, widely reported to have had a falling-out over sending  30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, on Tuesday pledged their support for President Barack Obama’s strategy and for each other. The ...
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• Watch US Senate Hearings Live; Streaming Afghanistan Hearing

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 142
  Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and commander of United States Forces Afghanistan U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal (C) greets supporters before testifying to the Senate Armed Services Committee about the war in Afghanistan. Although they previously disagreed on the way forward in Afghanistan, ...
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• US general sees progress in Afghanistan by summer

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Washington, Dec 9 (DPA) The US troop buildup in Afghanistan will make “significant progress” in turning back the Taliban and securing the country by the coming summer, General Stanley McChrystal, the top commander, predicted Thursday.“By next summer I expect there to be significant progress that is evident to ...
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• Armed Services [Snap Judgment]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 805
  [Washington, D.C., December 8. Image via Getty ] WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 08: A demonstrator from Code Pink for Peace holds up a sign before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about the war in Afghanistan December 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. Although they previously disagreed on the way forward in ...
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• General, envoy defend Obama’s war plan

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 459
  President Obamas military commander in Afghanistan and the top U.S. diplomat there -- who have clashed on the way forward in recent weeks -- unified behind the White House war strategy Tuesday. Gen. Stanley McChrystal and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry presented a unified front before members of the ...
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• Eikenberry: ‘I Can Say Without Equivocation That I Fully Support This Approach’

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 153
  And here’s the once skeptical ambassador to Afghanistan. “I believe the course the president outline does offer the best path to stabilize Afghanistan and ensure that al-Qaeda can no longer gain a foothold to plan new attacks against us,” said Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, one of McChrystal’s predecessors in ...
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• McChrystal: ‘We Have the Right Strategy and the Right Resources’

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 153
  And here’s Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of the Afghanistan war, testifying for the first time since his June congressional hearings. He praised “an old friend,” Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, to signal that whatever tensions they’ve had over the strategy are behind them. “A stable Afghanistan [and] a ...
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• What Congress Should Ask McChrystal Tomorrow & Wednesday

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 153
  As mentioned earlier , tomorrow morning Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Amb. Karl Eikenberry begin two days of hearings on the revised Afghanistan strategy. I’ll be providing up-to-the-minute coverage on this blog. And to that end, I was thinking about writing some preview questions about what to look for, as I ...
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• Gates Outlines Afghanistan Strategy For Lawmakers

  
  The Republican Temple — Authority: 444
  Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates appeared yesterday before the House Armed Services and Senate Foreign Relations committees to discuss the president’s revised strategy for Afghanistan. On Dec. 2, he appeared before the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Armed Services committees. Gates summed up why the ...
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• Gates Re-emphasizes Need For Afghan, Pakistani Engagement

  
  The Republican Temple — Authority: 444
  The United States will not turn its back on Afghanistan and Pakistan as it did when the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan ended in 1989, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said in Washington, D.C. yesterday, according to AFPS’ Jim Garamone. “We’re not just going to throw these guys into the swimming pool and ...
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• The Extended Surge: ‘18 Months’ vs. ‘18 to 24 Months’

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 153
  Here’s a point that might have gotten lost in the shuffle yesterday during coverage of the marathon Afghanistan testimony from Secretaries Clinton and Gates and Adm. Mullen. The biggest inflection point in President Obama’s West Point speech was the line where he expressed what U.S. and allied troops, broadly ...
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• Photos: Obama, Secretary of State, Afghanistan, West Point Cadets

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 142
  WASHINGTON – DECEMBER 02: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L)and Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) arrive at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, December 2, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on President Barack Obama’s plan to send more troops to Afghanistan. ...
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• Eikenberry, McChrystal to Testify Together

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 153
  If, as was reported, Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry really were at an impasse over the question of a troop increase to Afghanistan, they’re making a very public symbol of harmony. Next Tuesday, at 1:30, the two men will testify side by side to the Senate Armed Services Committee. Sen. John ...
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• McCaskill: Oversight needed for 75,000 Afghan contracts

  
  Political Fix — Authority: 616
  Sen. McCaskill WASHINGTON — After praising President Barack Obama for his new war plan, Sen. Claire McCaskill , D-Mo., returned Wednesday to her refrain — abuses in government contracting. During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , Secretary of Defense…
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• US signals flexibility in Afghan withdrawal date

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Washington, Dec 2 (DPA) US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday the timeframe for beginning troop withdrawals from Afghanistan can be adjusted if more time is needed to stabilize the country.Gates said in December 2010 the administration will review the new strategy outlined by President Barack Obama Tuesday ...
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• US military warns of Al Qaeda return to Afghanistan

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Washington, Dec 2 (DPA) Al-Qaeda’s presence in Afghanistan would return if the Taliban regains control of the country, the top US military officer warned Wednesday, saying the consequences of US and NATO mission failing would be “grave”.The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, said the ...
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• Clinton: Some Afghan Ministries ‘We’re Not Gonna Touch’

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 153
  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton confirmed, largely, what I heard earlier: as part of President Obama’s decision to scale back its more ambitious “nation-building” goals, the United States is going to withhold support for some Afghan ministries. Clinton said in testimony before Senate Armed Services ...
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