Stanley A. McChrystal

...he is sending tens of thousands of extra troops. The announcement should mostly fulfill a request by his commander, General Stanley McChrystal, who says the extra forces are needed to carry out a new strategy to defeat the Taliban. Here are...

In this article: Barack Obama, Stanley McChrystal, Afghanistan, NATO, U.S., Kandahar, Washington, Taliban, and Iraq

...security advisers have held 10 meetings to discuss America's future steps in Afghanistan. The top general in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, has asked the president for about 40,000 troops, arguing that a robust but temporary surge was...

In this article: Barack Obama, Stanley McChrystal, Afghanistan, Robert Gibbs, Taliban, U.S. Military Academy, Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Hillary Rodham Clinton

...he was presented, but one still expected to lead to increased U.S. casualties without guarantee of success. War commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal has warned that the war risks failure without a large troop infusion. Although he preferred...

In this article: Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, U.S., Al-qaida, White House, and Washington

...commanders McChrystal has promoted to oversee the conflict. Chief among them is Flynn, 50, a longtime McChrystal colleague who is charged with carrying out the commander's vision of remaking a military establishment -- one that has...

In this article: United States, Afghanistan, Taliban, Kabul, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and David Petraeus

Congressional hearings would immediately follow that address, including testimony from the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal. Others likely to take part in hearings would be Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton,...

In this article: Barack Obama, Stanley McChrystal, White House, U.S., Robert Gibbs, Afghanistan, Tax, Taliban, and Nancy Pelosi

...largely give McChrystal the 40,000 additional troops that he recommended to try to stem Taliban gains. At that level, McChrystal estimates, he would be able to focus on securing Afghan population centers and would have some additional...

In this article: Barack Obama, Taliban, Stanley McChrystal, Afghanistan, United States, Hamid Karzai, NATO, Robert Gates, Pentagon, and Afghan army