Some centrist Democrats, such as Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri, also criticized the way the president rolled out the new defense plan, and some questioned the intelligence behind the change in strategy to focus moreon short and mid-range missiles from Iran.

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Experts credit him with a successful counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq in two thousand seven and two thousand eight.

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She discussed the new strategy report in a speech at the Brookings Institution in Washington.

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Dave Wolf is Vice President for Strategy at Cynergy Systems in Washington.

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(NO TRANSCRIPTS) In a military operation, strategy decisions are important.

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White House officials have stressed they need a strong partner in Afghanistan in order for any such strategy to succeed.

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The president is considering several options for his revised Afghanistan strategy, including a substantial increase in the number of troops deployed.

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he's a critical voice of the military strategy and everything that's happened in the recent years in the country,".

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Morrell says it is in the troops' interest for the leaders to come up with a strategy that works.

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Reducing fat in the diet, especially saturated fat, was believed to be an important strategy to reduce heart disease.

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But contained in the strategy are many unknowns and as Mr.Brown said, he is also dependent on the decisions of others.

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But the spokesman says much has happened since the president announced his strategy in March, and Gates wants a closer look.

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President Obama is eagerly awaited strategy makes the top priority defeating al-Qaida and related terrorist groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Speaking to the Council on Foreign Relations, Senator Kerry praised U.S.President Barack Obama's current review of the nation's strategy in Afghanistan.

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