Gordon Brown Address - Press Coverage

02 Oct 2009 - - Independent - Brown left me fearful, officer tells US general The Ministry of Defence intervened last night after an RAF officer used a high-profile speech by the US commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan to suggest that Gordon Brown had dented her confidence in the Afghan campaign. Flight Lieutenant Victoria Anderton spoke out after US General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of international forces in Afghanistan, delivered a speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.
02 Oct 2009 - - Los Angeles Times - McChrystal defends military goals in Afghanistan The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan staunchly defended his emphasis on stabilizing the country with a troop-intensive counterinsurgency strategy, arguing Thursday that reducing U.S. aims in the nation would be "short-sighted." Speaking in London, Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal said he opposes strategies that would require fewer troops and focus on fighting Al Qaeda and the Taliban leadership through drone attacks, airstrikes and similar approaches Flight Lieutenant Victoria Anderton spoke out af
02 Oct 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - General Stanley McChrystal turns his fire on Western leaders as Afghan mission falters General Stanley McChrystal, the American commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan, is under no illusions about the litany of mistakes made during the past eight years. Addressing the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London yesterday, he was unsparing in his critique of the West, from the failure to address the needs of ordinary Afghans following the Taliban's overthrow to the highly complex – and at times unworkable – command structure that has seriously undermined the effectiveness of the mi
01 Oct 2009 - - Times - General Stanley McChrystal: we must give the Taleban jobs The situation is serious and I choose that word very, very carefully,” he said, speaking at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. “Neither success nor failure in our endeavour in support of the Afghan people and government can be taken for granted,” he warned. In a speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a private policy group here, General McChrystal said the situation in Afghanistan was serious and “neither success nor failure can be taken for gra
01 Oct 2009 - - Times - Flight Lieutenant Victoria Anderton adds to Gordon Brown's woes A month after Gordon Brown appeared at the International Institute for Strategic Studies he was followed by General Stanley McChrystal, the US commander in Afghanistan who has conducted a review into the war. After calling for renewed vigour in the mission and greater resources, General McChrystal asked for questions from the audience.
17 Sep 2009 - - Jane's Defence Weekly - Coalition seeks accelerated Afghan training schedule The ANA is currently timetabled to number 134,000 by the end of 2011. However, in early September UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London, said that he wanted the deadline to be brought forward to November 2010 and for the number of cadets graduating each month to be doubled from 2,000 to 4,000.

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