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Petraeus had Bush's ear. Will Mike Mullen have Obama's?
So, soothing hurt feelings, following protocol, and listening to those who tell you what you want to hear will be Obama priorities in trying to figure out what to do in Afghanistan? Great.
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Defense officials are conducting no fewer than three separate strategy assessments to help Mr. Obama decide on a new approach
to confront the radical Islamic forces sowing unrest in the region. One report will come from Gen. David Petraeus, who came
to represent the voice of the Bush administration on Iraq and who now oversees the wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Another
due in coming days is from Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, the "war czar" at the National Security Council.
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But the one that may count the most, say sources in and outside the Pentagon, is the assessment by Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. For months, the chairman has said the US must do more to reverse deteriorating security in Afghanistan
– a view Obama is known to share.
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Admiral Mullen to assert his position as top military adviser. General Petraeus's views held sway during the latter years
of the Bush presidency, when the administration was desperate for a turnaround in Iraq. But Petraeus is now aligned in public
thought with Bush policies, and Obama may feel he needs a new face to represent US military endeavors. This could well be
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The U.S. Military Index
In an exclusive new index, Foreign Policy and the Center for a New American Security surveyed more than 3,400 active and retired officers at the highest levels of command about the state of the U.S. military. They see a force stretched dangerously thin and a country ill-prepared for the next fight.
Security effort expanding beyond Baghdad
The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, said the Baghdad security operation will be extended beyond the city limits to target these Sunni areas, which he referred to as "the Baghdad belts.""The priority clearly is Baghdad, (but) anyone who kn
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, said the Baghdad security operation will be extended beyond the city limits to target these Sunni areas, which he referred to as "the Baghdad belts."
"The priority clearly is Baghdad, (but) anyone who knows about security in Baghdad knows you must also secure the Baghdad belts," Petraeus told reporters at his first news conference since taking command last month.
New U.S. Commander in Iraq Won’t Rule Out Need for Added Troops - New York Times
The new American commander inIraq, Gen.David H. Petraeus, warned Thursday that American troops here faced a long road ahead and left open the possibility of calling in even more soldiers as he described the difficult task of calming the country.
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The new American commander in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, warned Thursday that American troops here faced a long road ahead and left open the possibility of calling in even more soldiers as he described the difficult task of calming the country.
White House Vows Veto Over Iraq Plan
House Democratic leaders vowed Thursday to pass legislation setting a deadline of Sept. 1, 2008, for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, a challenge to President Bush's war policy that drew a blunt veto threat in return.
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House Democratic leaders vowed Thursday to pass legislation setting a deadline of Sept. 1, 2008, for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, a challenge to President Bush's war policy that drew a blunt veto threat in return.
Dems Try to Limit Bush?s Authority
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Four years ago, Congress passed legislation authorizing President Bush to go to war in Iraq. Now Senate Democrats want to take it back.
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Four years ago, Congress passed legislation authorizing President Bush to go to war in Iraq. Now Senate Democrats want to take it back.
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>Key lawmakers, backed by party leaders, are drafting legislation that would effectively revoke the broad authority granted to the president in the days Saddam Hussein was in power, and leave U.S. troops with a limited mission as they prepare to withdraw.
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U.S. Navy Buildup Came After Iran Moves
A scenario for potential war with Iran that has had my attention recently. Apparently it's caught the Navy's attention too.
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Iran has brought its war games maneuvers over the past year into busy shipping lanes in the Straits of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which two-fifths of the world's oil supplies pass, the top U.S. Navy commander in the Mideast said.
The moves have alarmed U.S. officials about possible accidental confrontations that could boil over into war, and led to a recent build-up of Navy forces in the Gulf, Vice Adm. Patrick Walsh said in an interview with The Associated Press and other reporters.
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