STANLEY MCCHRYSTAL
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND McChrystal reax
What do you think of Obama's decision to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top commander in Afghanistan with Gen. David Petraeus? Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., has issued a statement. I suspect we'l...
Posted on 6/23/10 at 8:49 AM
Afghan politicians rally around Gen. McChrystal 
Afghan President Hamid Karzai gave a strong endorsement Tuesday to embattled Gen. Stanley McChrystal, describing him as the “best commander” of the war and expressing hope that he keeps his job despite a magazine profile replete with derogatory comments about President Barack Obama and members of the U.S. national strategy team.
By Robert H. Reid , June 22, 2010
Gen. McChrystal: Tide is turning against Taliban
n an interview aired this morning on ABC's "Good Morning America," Gen. Stanley McChrystal said he believes the troop surge has "changed the way we operate in Afghanistan" and is blunting the Taliban's momentum. But McChrystal added: "It's not a completed mission yet."
By Associated Press , January 11, 2010
AROUND MINNESOTA: Snowmobiling death ... Fire guts restaurant .. Mpls. logs first 2010 slaying ... more
DETROIT LAKES — A 30-year-old woman from St. Louis Park died Sunday when the snowmobile she was riding hit a tree about 10 miles northeast of Detroit Lakes. The Becker County Sheriff’s Office said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday morning.
By Associated Press , January 04, 2010
Afghan war commander McChrystal: New strategy achievable
The general in charge of the war in Afghanistan is telling Congress that President Barack Obama's new war strategy is achievable and that combat force levels can be reduced starting in the summer of 2011.
By Associated Press , December 08, 2009
Clinton says allies can help turn Afghan tide
Some two dozen countries will send an estimated 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan next year, the chief of NATO said Friday as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told her allied counterparts that an infusion of forces is crucial to turning the tide in the long war.
By Robert Burns , December 04, 2009
Obama expects support for more Afghanistan troops
President Barack Obama will announce his plan to bolster the war in Afghanistan in a speech Tuesday night from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, his spokesman said, a surge that military officials say could top 30,000 troops.
By Anne Gearan , November 25, 2009
Jim Chattin, Devils Lake, letter: Set a timetable for Afghanistan withdrawal
After listening to arguments from commentators ranging from George Will to our ambassador in Afghanistan, Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, I have changed my mind. We should pull out.
November 18, 2009
5,000 more European troops expected for Afghan war
Europe may send 5,000 more soldiers to Afghanistan, Britain’s prime minister said Friday — affirming support for the NATO mission as the Obama administration nears a decision on increasing American troop levels.
By Robert H. Reid , November 13, 2009
Obama wants revised Afghanistan options
UPDATED 12:09 P.M.President Barack Obama rejected the Afghanistan war options before him and asked for revisions, his defense secretary said today, after the U.S. ambassador in Kabul argued that a significant U.S. troop increase would only prop up a weak, corruption-tainted government.
By Anne Gearan and Ben Feller , November 12, 2009
Sources: Afghan corruption worries McChrystal
The top military commander in Afghanistan is asking for up to 80,000 more American troops even as he warns that rampant government corruption there may prevent victory against the Taliban and al-Qaida, according to U.S. officials briefed on his conclusions.
By Lara Jakes , October 14, 2009
Gen. Petraeus treated for prostate cancer
Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February and has since undergone two months of radiation treatment.
By Anne Gearan and Pauline Jelinek , October 06, 2009
Obama meets with Afghanistan commander
President Barack Obama summoned his top commander in Afghanistan to a 25-minute meeting aboard Air Force One before returning to Washington.
By Associated Press , October 02, 2009
Sources: Instead of troops in Afghanistan, maybe more armed drones
President Barack Obama may change course again as the war worsens in Afghanistan, steering away from the comprehensive counterinsurgency strategy he laid out this spring and toward a narrower focus on counterterror operations aimed at al-Qaida.
By Anne Gearan and Lara Jakes , September 22, 2009
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