McChrystal Speaks To Troops
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - DECEMBER 2: U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, speaks to the military at the US base Kandahar Airfield December 2, 2009 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a crucial speech last night, during which he outlined his plan to send tens of thousands of additional troops to Afghanistan over the next six months, before transitioning forces out of the country beginning in 2011. McChrystal was in full suppport of the decision to deploy 30,000 American troops to the country. (Photo by Mustafa Quraishi-Pool/Getty Images) 2009