Topic: Nato

Washington's top military officer was due to arrive in Afghanistan on Friday to explain the sacking of the allied commander in Kabul as the Obama administration said it was not "bogged down" in the war. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US ...

US military chief to reassure Afghans, allies

Washington's senior military officer was due to arrive in Afghanistan on Friday to explain the sacking of the allied commander in Kabul as the Obama administration said it was not "bogged down" in the war. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US ...
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton predicted Thursday that NATO allies would make a number of announcements promising to send extra troops to Afghanistan. "We'll begin to have tomorrow (Friday) a number of public announcements for additional troops," Clinton told reporters on ...
White House rejects claims from Cheney, GOP that Obama's Afghanistan decision taking too longThe White House on Thursday forcefully rejected criticism from former Vice President Dick Cheney and other Republicans that President Barack Obama's Afghanistan decision is taking too long. "What Vice ...
Britain announced it was sending an extra 500 soldiers to Afghanistan, as US President Barack Obama huddled with his war cabinet to decide whether to deploy thousands more US troops. Pledging more forces, Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged NATO allies to do ...

Govt to send 500 extra troops to Afghanistan

Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Wednesday it was sending an extra 500 soldiers to Afghanistan, as US President Barack Obama huddled with his war cabinet to decide whether to deploy thousands more US troops. Pledging more forces, Brown urged NATO allies to ...
Lawmakers knock White House for late word to Congress, NATO allies on missile defense decisionThe Obama administration came under fire from U.S. lawmakers on Thursday for surprising Congress and American allies with its decision to drastically alter European missile defense plans. In ...

Editorial Roundup

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Sept. 22 Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal, on ACORN: ACORN has a lot of work to do if it wants to restore its image, regain credibility and continue receiving public funding ...
Obama administration is not ruling out NATO membership for RussiaThe Obama administration is not ruling out the possibility of Russian membership in NATO. Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday that the United States would consider Russian membership in ...
Reports: Medvedev hopeful about security talks with Obama in JulyRussian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed optimism Saturday about advancing relations with the U.S. during President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow in July even on divisive topics such as NATO's eastward expansion, news agencies ...
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