Feb 18 Watch Renewed Focus on Afghan-Pakistan Region Includes Broad Policy Review The Obama team is casting a renewed focus on the Afghan-Pakistan corridor, including a broad review of policy on the region. Special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke outlines efforts to define U.S. goals for the region. Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch Local Militias to Help Battle Growing Taliban Resistance in Afghanistan U.S. and Afghan leaders are preparing to arm local militia groups to help curb rising Taliban violence in Afghanistan. The strategy comes from similar successful efforts in Iraq. Dexter Filkins of the New York Times reports on the development. Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch With Iraq Surge Behind Him, Petraeus Takes Larger Command Twenty months after taking charge of a new troop surge in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus passed on some hard-earned and still fragile security gains to his replacement, Gen. Ray Odierno, Tuesday. Specialists assess the challenges both generals now face in… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch Pick for Iraq Commander Faces Senate Questioning Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, tapped by President Bush to take over U.S. military command in Iraq, underwent intense questioning before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday. Two military experts discuss Petraeus and his mission in Iraq. Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch Retired Generals Analyze President’s Iraq Plan Retired army Lieutenant General William Odom, who worked on the pacification program during the Vietnam War, and retired Marine Corps Lieutenant General Bernard Trainor, who had two combat tours in Vietnam and one in Korea, analyze the President's new policy… Continue watching
Apr 15 Some U.S. Troop Deployments Extended in Iraq The U.S. military will keep about 21,000 American soldiers, scheduled to end their tour of duty this month, in Iraq to cope with the surge in anti-occupation violence, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Continue reading