Dear Leader furious at General McChrystal for showing...leadership
One word comes to mind when reading the account of how President Obama is “furious” with US General Stanley McChrystal over his speech on Afghanistan.
Obama’s Priorities
You have probably heard by now that Gen. Stanley McChrystal announced that he’d talked to the president only once since his June appointment. What you may not have read is that earlier this year, Andy Stern, president of SEIU, estimated that he meets with Obama once a week at the White House.
Army chief warns of 'terrifying prospect' of failure in Afghanistan
The head of the British Army, General Sir David Richards, has issued a wake-up call to the public by warning of the "terrifying prospect" of a defeat in Afghanistan.
Two Firefights: One Video
We need more gear and more forces now. We can outfight these enemies and we can win the war, but at this rate a favorable outcome is difficult to imagine. This war shows signs that it will become more intense than Iraq at its peak.
