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The National Security Team Assembles Tomorrow for Afghanistan Review

Make tomorrow the second time President Obama will talk to Gen. Stanley McChrystal since McChrystal took command in Afghanistan. The White House just announced

Jul 31, 2020
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Make tomorrow the secondtime President Obama will talk to Gen. Stanley McChrystal since McChrystal took command in Afghanistan. The White House just announced that tomorrow afternoon, the national security team will assemble for the first cabinet-level assessment of Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy since McChrystal turned in his strategy review and resource request. From the White House scheduling bulletin, the expected attendees:
Vice President Biden
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
General David Petraeus, U.S. Central Command
General Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Commander in Afghanistan
Admiral Dennis Blair, Director of National Intelligence
CIA Director Leon Panetta
Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan
Anne Patterson, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan
General James Jones, National Security Advisor
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