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While General Stanley McChrystal drew praise for recalibrating U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan, the cost of the conflict kept being hammered home. In October, 58 U.S. soldiers were killed, the highest monthly tally since the war began in 2001. President Obama's plan to commit 30,000 more troops before beginning a drawdown in July 2011 led critics to question the logic of fighting a war that cannot, perhaps, be cleanly...
...pictures of Person of the Year 2009 runner-up General Stanley McChrystal...
...pictures of Person of the Year 2009 runner-up General Stanley McChrystal...
...world's toughest region, Ambassador Karl Eikenberry deserves a Teddy for the sheer courage he showed in going out among the Afghan people - and for standing against the prevailing tide, advising the President against sending more troops until the Afghan government cleaned up its act. General Stanley McChrystal deserves a Teddy as well, for seeing clearly the problems with the Afghan mission, reporting his misgivings honestly and then working with a new President to create a new campaign plan that, we must hope, will turn the tide...
...pictures of Person of the Year 2009 runner-up General Stanley McChrystal...