Wed. November 18, 2009
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Kansas City Star
November 18, 2009
Our military commanders begged for more troops in
Afghanistan for years, most recently in June 2008 when
Gen. David McKiernan requested 30000 troops ...
The Dartmouth
November 16, 2009
Chayes, who also advised
McChrystal's predecessor, retired
Gen. David McKiernan, said she has seen significant change since becoming an adviser, ...
guardian.co.uk
November 16, 2009
Soon after taking office, he escalated US involvement by agreeing to a request from his then commander, General David McKiernan, who he later sacked, ...
Alarab online
November 15, 2009
In this context remarks made in November last by Gen
David McKiernan, the previous
US military commander in
Afghanistan, are revealing. ...
Independent
November 12, 2009
More recently, Mr Eikenberry is said to have been dismayed by the way the previous US commander in
Afghanistan,
General David McKiernan, was pushed aside to ...
The Hill
November 11, 2009
Obama agreed to the first troop increase in
Afghanistan, requested by the former commander there,
Gen. David McKiernan; he did not release pictures from the ...
Falls Church News Press
November 4, 2009
To carry out this new counterinsurgency campaign,
President Obama replaced Gen
David McKiernan in the first such removal of a war commander since President
Harry Truman ousted General of the
army Douglas MacArthur in the Korean War. ...
David McKiernan in the first such removal of a war commander since President
Harry Truman ousted General of the
army Douglas MacArthur in the Korean War. ...
New York Daily News
November 2, 2009
David McKiernan
Reuters
November 2, 2009
www.worldbulletin.net
October 30, 2009
It was on this basis that he fired the incumbent Afghan War commander, General David D. McKiernan
Milford Daily News
October 30, 2009
CBS News
October 27, 2009
One senior European officer I talked with noted that the preceding commander, General David McKiernan
CNN Political Ticker
October 27, 2009
Gibbs is referring here to a request for additional troops made by the previous top US commander in
Afghanistan,
Gen. David McKiernan, during President ...
CBS News
October 27, 2009
It was on this basis that he fired the incumbent Afghan War commander,
General David D. McKiernan, replacing him with
General Stanley A. McChrystal, ...
PRESS TV
October 27, 2009
Gen. McChrystal assumed command by stressing the importance of protecting the civilian population by going after "significant leaders" and saying, ...
Empire Burlesque (blog)
October 25, 2009
... a great show of firing the commander in
Afghanistan,
General David McKiernan, and replacing him with a much-lauded "expert" in counterinsurgency, Gen. ...
The Australian
October 23, 2009
A request for additional troops from then top
US military commander
General David McKiernan had also sat unattended on desks "including the ...
Reuters
October 20, 2009
McChrystal took charge of the
Afghanistan operation after his predecessor,
General David McKiernan, was ousted in May by Obama. McKiernan's exit signaled a ...
The State
October 18, 2009
Think Progress
October 15, 2009
ABC News
October 15, 2009
It quotes US Gen.
David McKiernan, the commander of
NATO forces in
Afghanistan at that time, praising the results obtained by the Italian contingent, ...
Daily Times
October 14, 2009
The last US commander in
Afghanistan,
General David McKiernan, asked for 10000 more troops than seemed suitable for White House policy. ...
Reuters
October 14, 2009
McChrystal's predecessor,
US Army General David McKiernan, had already signaled he wanted some 10000 extra troops in 2010. With the insurgency still strong ...
American Chronicle
October 12, 2009
After replacing GEN
David McKiernan in
Afghanistan in June of this year,
General McChrystal was tasked with providing a thorough assessment of the situation ...
Atlantic Online
October 12, 2009
National
October 9, 2009
In May, Mr Obama took the drastic measure of firing Gen David McKiernan
First Post
October 9, 2009
msnbc.com
October 8, 2009
Skepticism soon grew about then-combined forces leader General David McKiernan
Council on Foreign Relations
October 8, 2009
The operational plan was first assigned to
General David McKiernan, who was then commander.
the White House and
the Pentagon came to the conclusion, ...
Washington Post
October 7, 2009
David D. McKiernan, who was abruptly relieved in May by
the Pentagon leadership. "It comes down to: How much am I willing to commit, and if I can't ...
The Washington Independent
October 6, 2009
... mostly-counterterrorism-heavy-but-underresourced approach in place before
Gen. David McKiernan, the predecessor of current commander
Stanley McChrystal, ...
Gaea Times (blog)
October 6, 2009
eNews Park Forest
October 6, 2009
BigNews.biz (press release)
October 3, 2009
Obama tapped
McChrystal in May to replace ousted
Gen. David McKiernan. mcchrystal has been a thorn in the side of the Obama gang since going
public with his ...
Antiwar.com
October 2, 2009
Boston Globe
October 2, 2009
Obama tapped
McChrystal in May to replace ousted
General David McKiernan. Obama and McChrystal spoke on
Wednesday before Obama convened a meeting later that ...
New York Times
October 1, 2009
General McChrystal was named the new American and allied commander in
Afghanistan this summer in succession to
Gen. David D. McKiernan, who was removed ...
The Nation, Pakistan
October 1, 2009
General Stanley McChrystal's demand for 40000 more troops suggests the situation is fast spinning out of control of the
ISAF. Recall General McChrystal who ...
