VOA NEWS: U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY GATES CALLS FOR MORE COHERENT AFGHAN STRATEGY
October 31, 2008
October 31, 2008
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The Voice of America issued the following story:
By Al Pessin
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States and its allies need a more coherent strategy in Afghanistan. And he believes General David Petraeus, who took command of U.S. forces throughout the Middle East and Central Asia on Friday, can help provide such an approach. VOA's Al Pessin reports from Washington.
With violence down in Iraq, much of the Pe . . .
By Al Pessin
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States and its allies need a more coherent strategy in Afghanistan. And he believes General David Petraeus, who took command of U.S. forces throughout the Middle East and Central Asia on Friday, can help provide such an approach. VOA's Al Pessin reports from Washington.
With violence down in Iraq, much of the Pe . . .