Lincoln thought of the two men who were now his top military commanders: McClellan and Grant.

VOA: special.2009.09.03

But sometimes he had a tendency to pick people whom he liked a lot but were totally unqualified, military commanders who weren't very good.

但有时他倾向于选择,他很喜欢但完全不合格的人,例如不很得力的军事指挥者

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"It's a tremendously complex patchwork of initiatives that are now being sewn together by Western military commanders and Afghan political figures,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

With U.S.casualties in Afghanistan on the increase, the president is considering requests from his military commanders for more troops.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

U.S.military commanders say that despite the desperate conditions in parts of the capital, food distributions overall have been orderly.

VOA: standard.2010.01.26

and NATO military commanders, as well as Afghan security officials, that a second round "is absolutely possible to do."

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

She says President Barack Obama is consulting with military commanders and other advisors to work out the best way forward in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

But lawmakers as well as American military commanders are concerned by violence in Iraq, particularly about the possibility that tensions between Arabs and Kurds could expand into widespread violence.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Military commanders said Monday the rebels' days are numbered.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

In fact,U.S.and NATO military commanders say insurgent violence rose nearly 60 percent between the first six months of this year, compared to last year the highest level of violence since 2001 when the Taliban government was ousted by US.led forces.

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

It says 16 militants were killed in the clashes, including two key Taliban commanders, while more than 150 suspected fighters surrendered to local military authorities.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Last week the extremist leader's top spokesman, Muslim Khan was captured with four other militant commanders and military officials say information obtained from the detainees has helped the subsequent raids in Swat.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

He also said further efforts to reduce civilian casualties will be part of a military strategy review the secretary has ordered his new commanders to produce within 60 days of arriving in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.06.08

Pakistani authorities say security forces detained Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan and four other key militant commanders in what they are describing "a successful" military raid just outside the main town of Mingora in the Swat Valley.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11