Obama has not decided post-2014 Afghanistan troop levels: Pentagon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has not yet decided how many troops to keep in Afghanistan after 2014, but a total pullout is one of the options under consideration, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Pentagon spokesman George Little, in a news briefing, declined comment on whether Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel supported keeping U.S. forces in Afghanistan after 2014, saying he would not ...
July 9, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Hagel Held Candid Weekend Call With Egypt’s Al-Seesi U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has held four “lengthy and very candid” calls in the last week with his Egyptian counterpart, Pentagon spokesman George Little said.
July 8, 2013 - Bloomberg
Defense secretary called Egypt's army chief on Tuesday: Pentagon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday and the two also spoke last week, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, declining to offer details of the conversations. Asked why the Pentagon had previously declined to disclose the calls, spokesman George Little told reporters: "I think you can understand the sensitivities of this ...
July 3, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News