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The Nation
January 23, 2018
On the other side was General Vo Nguyen Giap. He had fought against the Japanese Army which surrendered in 1945. In 1954 he inflicted a crushing defeat on the French Army at Dien Bien Phu. Following arrival of American forces in South Vietnam in 1965, he directed his country's strategy in the warÃâà...
Arkansas Times (blog)
December 21, 2017
JOHN VINES: House legal counsel cites privacy in refusing release of document about harassment complaint against a legislator. ... for background purposes, you have submitted a few questions about the matter referenced in the Attorney General's Opinion Letter dated December 15, 2017 (Ark. Att'y Gen.
GoLocalProv
December 2, 2017
In reference to McChrystal and Lt. General John Vines, Charlie states “I would not have enjoyed the successes had they not shaped and molded and influenced me to the degree that they did and still do.” Charlie also credited his father for his achievements, especially for encouraging him to follow inÃâà...
ArmyTimes.com
June 29, 2017
Gen. Craig Nixon. Retired Navy Lt. Tommy Norris. Retired Master Sgt. Leroy Petry. Retired 1st Sgt. Mike Ramsey. Retired Sgt. Maj. John Roy. Retired Chaplain (Maj.) Jeff Struecker. Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Thompson. Retired Lt. Gen. John Vines. Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Walker.
The National Interest Online (blog)
April 6, 2017
As early as 2003 the then-top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Lieutenant General John Vines, stated publicly that the Taliban were benefiting from Pakistan's sanctuaries to regroup. So despite suffering many losses in leaders and capacity inside Afghanistan year after year, the Taliban have not quit, andÃâà...
The National Interest Online
April 2, 2017
It has been a strategic stalemate for at least the last ten years and arguably for the last fifteen years. The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Lt. Gen. John Vines, stated publicly as early as 2003 that the Taliban were benefiting from Pakistan's sanctuaries to regroup. So despite suffering many lossesÃâà...
Arkansas Online
June 7, 2016
John Vines, D-Hot Springs, for his 2013 sponsorship of HB 2028, "An Act To Regulate The Practices Of Credit Card Issuers; And To Establish The Terms To Be Used In Credit Card Transactions." The show then cut to Vines speaking about the bill during a hearing in 2013. "All this does is define credit cardÃâà...
RollingStone.com (blog)
January 31, 2012
Yet the Petraeus-approved All In is such blatant, unabashed propaganda, it's as if the general has given up pretending there's a difference between the .... As Gen. John Vines, a contemporary of Petraeus's throughout his career, confided to colleagues: "Petraeus leaves the dead dog at your door step…
RollingStone.com (blog)
January 5, 2012
McChrystal's tense relationship with Gen. David Petraeus, the ... "We co-opted the media on that one," says the general, who served as the Pentagon's top spokesman during the 2003 invasion. ... "Petraeus," Lt. General John Vines confides to colleagues, "leaves the dead dog on your doorstep.Every time.
New York Times
April 15, 2006
Gen. Charles H. Swannack Jr., who led troops on the ground in Iraq as recently as 2004 as the commander of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, became the fifth retired ... "I support my secretary of defense," Lt. General John Vines said today when questioned about the calls for Mr. Rumsfeld to step down.
New York Times
January 7, 2006
In the weeks leading up to the December election, however, General Vines differed with his boss, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the overall American commander in Iraq, over how and where to assign troops to ensure a peaceful and successful balloting. According to interviews with several senior ArmyÃâà...
