General McChrystal requested additional forces in a report leaked to the news media last month, warning that the U.S.military effort could fail without them.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

At a midday news conference Tuesday, Moir held up his gold medal and said that without the Own the Podium financial support, he could not have achieved his Olympic dream.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

"If he does not show some progress and it just seems like we are getting deeper and deeper into an occupation and a counter-insurgency effort without any positive news for a number of months, I think he could face some real opposition,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.02