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Protesters opposed to President Barack Obama's planned troop surge for Afghanistan on Wednesday urged top aides Hillary Clinton and Michael Mullen to reconsider making an epic "mistake."
Defense Secretary Robert Gates shed new light Wednesday on the timetable President Obama laid out in his speech last night announcing an increase of 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday he's "absolutely supportive" of the 18-month timeline for President Barack Obama's troop surge even though Taliban forces may try to wait out the increased U.S. commitment. He said the U.S. and its partners need to convince the Taliban they cannot win.
President Barack Obama's top deputies on Wednesday defended his plan for a rapid ramp-up in Afghanistan, but some U.S. senators questioned a proposal to set an 18-month timeline for starting to bring troops home.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling the Obama administration’s newly announced surge-and-exit strategy in Afghanistan “the best way to protect our nation now and in the future.“
Protesters opposed to President Barack Obama's planned troop surge for Afghanistan on Wednesday urged top aides Hillary Clinton and Michael Mullen to reconsider making an epic "mistake."
UPDATED: The pullout of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, planned for July 2011, will be not be based on conditions on the ground at the time, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Wednesday, but the Pentagon chief told a Capitol Hill hearing that a complete review of the president's war plan will begin in one year. Sen. Carl Levin and Sen. John McCain, the top Democrat and Republican, respectively ...
Russia called Wednesday for renewed cooperation with the West on European security, two days ahead of the resumption of high-level talks between Moscow and NATO.
President Barack Obama announced he is sending an additional 30,000 American troops to Afghanistan, some could arrive in just a few weeks.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates is telling Congress that a U.S. failure in Afghanistan would mean "a Taliban takeover" of the wartorn South Asian nation.
Top Obama administration officials warned Congress on Wednesday about "severe consequences for the United States and the world" if a troop surge fails to halt a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. WASHINGTON -- Top Obama administration officials warned Congress on Wednesday about "severe consequences for the United States and the world" if a troop surge fails to halt a Taliban takeover in ...
In testimony she readied for a Senate panel Wednesday, Clinton also maintained that the strategy overhaul that President Barack Obama has announced was badly needed in the wake of the time and energy the U.S. has spent in recent years elsewhere - in Iraq.
Top Obama administration officials warn Congress about "severe consequences for the United States and the world" if a troop surge fails to halt a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates said a U.S. military surge in Afghanistan is needed to prevent a Taliban takeover of the country that could hand al-Qaeda a global propaganda victory.
Failure in Afghanistan would mean a Taliban takeover of the country and "have severe consequences for the United States and the world," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday as the Obama administration set out to sell its new strategy on Capitol...
Arizona senator questions Obama's Afghan war policy, airing concerns about conflict between U.S. diplomats and the military | FULL COVERAGE • URGENT: Gates Says Withdrawal Date Could Move • Taliban Say Surge Will Strengthen Resolve • McChrystal: The Taliban Can't Win | STATEMENT • FOX FORUM: Obama Just Telling Terrorists to Wait • LIVESHOTS: Pakistan Reacts to Obama Speech
