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Top U.S. General Under Fire: Afghan War Strategist McChrystal Summoned to Explain Magazine Comments

MATTHEW ROSENBERG, PETER SPIEGEL The Wall Street Journal 06/22/2010
Top U.S. General Under Fire: Afghan War Strategist McChrystal Summoned to Explain Magazine Comments

The future of the top U.S. commander and strategist of the Afghan war was cast into doubt after he had to apologize and was called to Washington to explain comments by him and his aides disparaging President Barack Obama, his national security team, and U.S. allies.

US General Stanley McChrystal bans junk food at NATO bases in Afghanistan

General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. Forces and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, is planning to ban fast food at air bases. He has already banned alcohol at his headquarters in Kabul.

Obama considering scaled-down Afghan war plan

ANNE GEARAN and MATTHEW LEE AP 10/28/2009
US Commander promises to turn Afghanistan tide within year

The United States's top commander in Afghanistan today promised to reverse Taleban momentum within a year and to have the insurgency in retreat within 18 months.

Obama considering scaled-down Afghan war plan

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is considering a scaled-down version of the war plan advanced by his top Afghanistan commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. officials say.

General Wants 40,000 More U.S. Troops For Afghan War

The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan has recommended an increase of 40,000 troops as the minimum necessary to prevail, two sources familiar with his recommendations said on Thursday.

US general warns of Afghan failure

The most senior US and Nato commander in Afghanistan has said the war against the Taliban "will likely result in failure" if more troops are not sent and a new strategy developed.

U.S. Military Says Its Force in Afghanistan Is Insufficient

HELENE COOPER The New York Times 08/23/2009
Sources: McChrystal Wants Up to 40,000 More US Troops in Afghanistan

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, is privately requesting between 30,000 and 40,000 more troops, a request that has produced "sticker shock" and "huge resistance" among key lawmakers, sources told FOX News.

U.S. Military Says Its Force in Afghanistan Is Insufficient

BAGRAM, Afghanistan — American military commanders with the NATO mission in Afghanistan told President Obama’s chief envoy to the region this weekend that they did not have enough troops to do their job, pushed past their limit by Taliban rebels who operate across borders.

Afghanistan commander General Stanley McChrystal to call for more US troops

The top US commander in Afghanistan is on a collision course with the White House after it emerged that he plans to ask for more American troops to bolster dangerously under-resourced operations there.

New US general takes command in Afghanistan

A veteran commander of top-secret special operations took charge of the nearly 90,000 U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan on Monday, promising to shield Afghans from civilian casualties that have cost Western troops support.