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Stanley McChrystal
Stanley McChrystal was born on August 14th, 1954 and is the current Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A). He previously served as Director, Joint Staff from August... [more]
Stanley McChrystal was born on August 14th, 1954 and is the current Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A). He previously served as Director, Joint Staff from August 2008 to June 2009 and as Commander, Joint Special Operations Command from 2003 to 2008, where he was credited with the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, but also criticized for his role in the investigation of the Pat Tillman friendly fire incident. He assumed his current assignment on June 15, 2009.
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From Wired:
When Gen. Stanley McChrystal decided to launch a sweeping review of Afghanistan strategy, he reached out to a small, but influential, group of national security wonks.
McChrystal’s “strategic assessment group” included Fred Kagan of the American Enterprise Institute and his wife, Kimberly Kagan of the Institute for the Study of War; Stephen Biddle of the Council on Foreign Relations; Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic...
- Obama's Afghanistan timeline adheres to McChrystal assessment (csmonitor.com)
- Stanley McChrystal’s Long War (search.live.com)
Earlier this year the head of the US and Nato forces said that more soldiers on the ground were crucial to success in Afghanistan. Here are the details behind General Stanley McChrystal.
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- McChrystal sells Obama war plan (search.msn.com)
- McChrystal Says Obama Decision 'Changes Everything' (asiapacificnews.net)
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- Skelton endorses Gen. McChrystals properly resourced Afghan strategy (freerepublic.com)
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My colleague Spencer Ackerman has an interesting post at the Washington Independent asking an important question: Will Gen. McChrystal testify about a newly revealed "black jail" at Bagram?
I reported yesterday that Gen. Stanley McChrystal will probably testify next week about Afghanistan war strategy. It'll be interesting to see if he faces questions about the so-called "black jail."
Over the weekend, both The New York Times and The...
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- Stabilizing Afghanistan may take at least four years, McChrystal (nowpublic.com)
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, spent Wednesday pitching President Obama's revised Afghan strategy to his troops and Afghan officials. McChrystal acknowledged it's going to take more than words to persuade Afghans that Obama's new strategy can bring peace.
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- U.S. commander in Afghanistan supports surge timeline (timesdispatch.com)
- McChrystal says focus is building Afghan forces (examiner.com)
- Kandahar: Taliban’s birthplace, Afghanistan’s crucible (feedburner.com)
Gen. Stanley McChrystal said that the Afghan government and its international partners should use the coming 18 months to convince the Taliban they can't win and offer militants a way to quit the insurgency "with dignity." McChrystal made the call after President Obama announced he was sending 30,000 more troops to the war.
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- US commander: Offer Taliban chance to end fight (cfc.abc3340.com)
- U.S commander urges giving Taliban chance to end fight (newsgazette.com)
- 'It's time to take battle to Taliban' (guardian.co.uk)
General Stanley McChrystal, commander of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan, issued a statement on Tuesday expressing clear support for President Obama's strategy in the region.
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The Afghanistan-Pakistan review led by the President has provided me with a clear military mission and the resources to accomplish our task. The clarity, commitment and resolve outlined in the President's address are critical steps toward bringing security...
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- Obama 'Following' on Afghanistan? (nydailynews.com)
- Gen. McChrystal Praises Obama's Afghanistan Decision (feedproxy.google.com)
- Putting The "Pak" In Af-Pak (marcambinder.theatlantic.com)
The Pentagon is gearing up for a significant troop deployment as we near the official announcement tomorrow night of President Obamas new Afghanistan strategy, which he delivered to his top advisors in a Sunday meeting at the White House. After all the media hoopla generated by a very public disconnect between Gen. Stanley McChrystal and the President over plans for a new Afghanistan strategy, it looks like McChrystal is getting what he...
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USA TodayMcChrystal welcomes Obama troop surge as Nato pledges troopsTimes OnlineThe US commander who warned Barack Obama three months ago that he faced defeat in Afghanistan without a massive increase in troop levels today welcomed the President's decision to commit an extra 30000 troops to the war against the Taleban. ...Gordon Brown rejects early withdrawal of troops from Afghanistanguardian.co.ukAfghanistan: Stanley mcchrystal warns of...
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McChrystal marked on a white board the message he wanted to deliver
to the troops in Kandahar.
by Ben Gilbert, GlobalPost
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – With a dry wind blowing across the dusty terrain, Gen. Stanley McChrystal arrived to this crucial proving ground for the pending surge of 30,000 troops. McChrystal, the commanding general in Afghanistan and the architect of the troop...
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