Posts Tagged ‘General Stanley McChrystal’

On August 30th General Stanley McChrystal, commander of our forces in Afghanistan submitted his request for additional troops.  Here we are now 57 days later, casualties continue to mount and President Barack Obama is taking his time rendering a decision.  As we have said before:  Mr. President, give the troops what they need or bring [...]

It has been 35 days since General Stanley McChrystal, commander of our forces in Afghanistan submitted his request for additional troops.  McChrystal’s assessment of the situation is quite stark saying that if the necessary manpower isn’t sent soon, the mission “will likely result in failure.” The picture painted is not pretty but McChrystal’s plan calls [...]