Even if the president eventually sends a significant number of additional troops and allows General McChrystal to implement a counterinsurgency strategy, this painfully drawn out process has had negative consequences and does not bode well for the future US commitment in Afghanistan.
McChrystal, Mr. Obama would face questions over whether he is abandoning the general's strategy at a time Afghan and Pakistani officials are already skeptical of U.S. commitment.
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The first is that holding the door open to Balkan countries such as Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia and the rest does not imply support for enlargement in general it is a specific strategy for preventing further instability in Europe's backyard.
This is a strategy that former Secretary-General Kofi Annan identified, and the UN Foundation has been thrilled to help the UN on this front by building issue-based grassroots campaigns to involve individuals and groups from all walks of life such as basketball players, bishops, business leaders, students and celebrities in the critical work of the United Nations.
In Afghanistan Mr Obama's arrival has brought a flurry of strategy reviews and a ruthless change of command, to usher in General McChrystal whose own review will be unveiled later this month.
The second part of the strategy is a call for the general public to present their love stories through Facebook.
We have an agreement between Mexico and General McCaffrey to work together to design a strategy.
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Then a new commander, General David Petraeus, changed the entire strategy.
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In general, investors cheer new leaders who quickly establish a strategy and expectations, he says.
"International organized criminals control significant positions in the global energy and strategic materials markets, " said Attorney General Michael Mukasey in April when announcing a new Justice Department strategy to combat organized crime.
As a general principle, as you know, the President put forward a strategy on cyber security quite recently.
Mr Reading believes the failure on public sector pay speaks to a general failure to focus on the right things in designing the deficit strategy.
The launch comes a week after several investors criticised Nokia's strategy at its annual general meeting.
During the campaign for last month's general election, the Social Democrats followed a highly successful twin-track strategy.
The general who many believe is a key in forming China's Taiwan strategy is the PLA's rising star, Chief of Staff Zhang Wannian.
Price discrimination in general, and bundling in particular, is usually a profit-maximising strategy for a producer that enjoys substantial market power, says Mr Economides.
Companies also need to get their entire leadership, from the chief executive to the general counsel to the chief financial officer, involved in developing a cybersecurity strategy, Mr. Henry said.
Morgan in dealings with attorneys general in at least two states, is a sign of the legal strategy that is emerging as lenders and mortgage servicers gird themselves themselves for what is likely to be a contentious and complicated inquiry.
Technology in general provides increasingly expressive strategy canvases over time, which means thinking about a new business space in terms of an old one is likely to limit what you see.
Association of School and College Leaders general secretary Brian Lightman said the report highlighted the pressing need for a long term strategy for our education system, which will provide the stability school and college leaders require in order to embed sustainable improvements.
In the wings of the UN General Assembly, the foreign ministers of the six again agreed on a dual-track strategy: engagement if possible, more forceful measures if not.
Early in 2007, when David Petraeus became Commanding General of United States and international forces in Iraq, he had in mind a strategy to manage the political pressures he would face because of the unpopularity of the war, then four years old, and of its author, George W. Bush.
Under the equally disciplined Jack Welch, number-three Pentagon contractor General Electric applied a similar financial template to its business and came up with a very different strategy.
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And that's why we have a comprehensive strategy for the region with civilian and military components, led by Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and General David Petraeus.
Farrell and Caroline Roberto, to the Pennsylvania attorney general's office and obtained by The Wall Street Journal reveals a key part of their defense strategy.
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The recommendations of the expert meeting will be used for developing a plan of action for UNESCO within the overall structure of the Open Access strategy adopted by the General Conference.
Thanks to General David Petraeus, Commanding General of the Multi-National Force--Iraq, we have adopted a coherent and effective military strategy.
In choosing to throw a Hail Mary pass to General Petraeus, the President has chosen a commander who understands counterinsurgency, who helped to design the current Afghan strategy, and who knows how to lead and motivate soldiers.
Her strategy was to drown out the campaign of Jerry Brown, a former governor and current attorney-general but a pauper by comparison, with constant and ubiquitous attack ads, forcing him either to spend his money early or to leave her attacks unanswered.
The Director-General underlined the importance of this meeting at a time during which UNESCO is also elaborating its future Medium-Term Strategy for 2014-2021.
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