A ‘Necessary’War?

By Peggy Noonan,Wall Street Journal

McChrystal has pushed the issue of Afghanistan to the forefront

All in. All out. Double down. Withdraw. The language of the Afghanistan debate is stark,as seem the choices. But at least the debate has begun,forced by the blunt recent comments of Gen. [...]

The Generals’War

by Patrick J. Buchanan,Human Events

Will Obama listen to the General or to Rahm Emanuel?

The Pentagon’s pre-emptive strike came with the leak of Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s confidential review of the Afghan war to Bob Woodward of The Washington Post.

McChrystal’s painting of the military picture was [...]

Obama angry at General Stanley McChrystal speech on Afghanistan

By Alex Spillius,UK telegraph

Gen. McChrystal’s speaking out on strategy has upset the Obama admin.

According to sources close to the administration,Gen McChrystal shocked and angered presidential advisers with the bluntness of a speech given in London last week.

The next day he was summoned to an [...]

Obama Meets With McChrystal in Denmark

Fox News

McChrystal firmly opposes Biden’s plan to scale back the war effort

President Obama summoned his top commander in Afghanistan for a 25-minute meeting aboard Air Force One on Friday as part of his review of a war strategy that has divided the president’s national security team.

43 U.S. Troops Have Died in Afghanistan Since Gen. McChrystal Called for Reinforcements

By Susan Jones,CNS News

Another American died in Afghanistan on Wednesday,the final day of September–and exactly one month after the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan sent a confidential war assessment to the Obama administration,warning that more forces are needed–soon.

The as-yet-unnamed American serviceman who died on Wednesday [...]

U.S. commander in Afghanistan talked with Obama only once

By Amanda Carpenter,Washington Times

Obama is ignoring his general in Afghanistan and working to bring the Olympics to Chicago

The military general credited with capturing Saddam Hussein and killing the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq,Abu Musab al-Zarqawi,says he has spoken with President Obama only once since [...]