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Thursday May 24th 2012

Posts Tagged ‘McKiernan’

Seuddeutsche on the Changes in the US Afghanistan Command

Seuddeutsche on the Changes in the US Afghanistan Command

Afghanistan: This is Now Obama's War Das ist non Obama Krieg R. Klüver und P. Blechschmidt (Rough Translation from the German) U.S. President Obama changes the command structure and strategy in Afghanistan --  reminiscent of his predecessors, Lincoln and Truman. With the abrupt dismissal of the supreme commander of the armed [...]

US Afghan Commander Gen. McKiernan Fired

US Afghan Commander Gen. McKiernan Fired

An earlier post had reported on US Defense Department's move towards greater control of command in the Afghanistan-Pakistan theatre. On 11 May 2009, the New York Times reported the next step in this process, the replacement of Gen. David McKiernan, head of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) as well as the Commander of US Forces [...]