Topic: David Mckiernan
During the 2008 Vice Presidential debate , Governor Sarah Palin evidently mistook the last name of U.S. Army General David McKiernan for McClellan. "General McClellan" may refer to George B. McClellan, a Civil War general who died in 1881 . (October 3, 2008 ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retiring U.S. Army General David McKiernan said on Wednesday he was " more than a little embarrassed" by his abrupt ouster from his job as top military commander in Afghanistan last spring.During his retirement ceremony at Fort Myer, Virginia ...
The former commander of US forces in Afghanistan said on Wednesday he was " dismayed" and "more than a little embarrassed" when he was sacked from his job last month.General David McKiernan, who was fired just short of a year after taking ...
Ousted general says no regrets; battlefield decisions were in best interest of troopsThe general ousted by Defense Secretary Robert Gates as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan warned at his official retirement Wednesday that the war will not be won by ...
The outgoing top US commander in Afghanistan vowed success Monday in the fight against Taliban extremists in an emotional Memorial Day commemoration of soldiers killed in service.General David McKiernan led the event at Camp Eggers, the largest US base in the ...
Defense chief says general's firing isn't related to repeated troops requestsDefense Secretary Robert Gates said his decision to fire the top U.S. general in Afghanistan was not a result of disagreement over the general's repeated requests for more ...
Jefferies & Co. CURRENT VALUATIONS OF aerospace and defense equities reflect concerns over demand for air travel and the trajectory of the U.S. defense budget following a wind-down in Iraq. Secretary of Defense [Robert] Gates has asked for the resignation of General ...
All this talk about how, just maybe, we're out of the economic woods is bothering Arianna Huffington. The big national-security news is, of course, Defense Secretary Robert Gates' decision to fire Gen. David McKiernan, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, and ...
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan said on Tuesday it hoped the newly named commander of U.S. and NATO troops would do more to avert civilian deaths, which had soured relations under outgoing commander General David McKiernan.In a surprise move, U.S. Defense ...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced a shakeup of the US military leadership in Afghanistan Monday, saying he had asked the top commander to step down to make way for " "The change comes as President Barack Obama doubles the size of the US ...
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FILE: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Replaces Top General In Afghanistan
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General David McKiernan and General Wardak meet in Kabul
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Nato's 'Taliban problem' in Afghanistan ...
General David McKiernan, commander of the Nato led International Security ...2008-07-31 -
David McKiernan performs Träumerei
David McKiernan performs Träumerei atJulia's Piano Studio Summer Recital ...2011-07-04 -
David McKiernan at Julia's Piano ...
David McKiernan performs Beethoven "Moonlight" Sonata atJulia's Piano Studio ...2011-01-24
