- US May Send More Troops to Afghanistan (March 6, 2002)
...rrent American military strength there is 5,200 to 5,300 troops, said Gen. Tommy R. Franks, who runs the day-to-day operations in Afghanistan as head of the United S... - US Ready to Wage War on Two Fronts (April 27, 2002)
...against Saddam Hussein while continuing operations in Afghanistan, General Tommy Franks, chief of the Pentagon's central command, indicated in London yesterday. ... - General Says 'Human Shields' in Iraq Cannot Be Assured of Safety (February 26, 2003)
...d, I will tell you, we will not be 100 percent successful," said Army Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the commander of U.S. Central Command. Franks was at his Persian Gulf... - Rumsfeld Overruled Generals on Size of Force, Tactics (March 30, 2003)
...magazine says Mr Rumsfeld overruled advice from the war commander, General Tommy Franks, to delay the invasion of Iraq. The defence secretary has flatly denied... - Attack Could Be Launched Within Days (March 7, 2003)
... negotiations over Iraq appearing to enter a critical final phase, General Tommy Franks met on Wednesday at the White House to discuss war plans with Mr Bush and... - US to Send Troops to Yemen (March 1, 2002)
...ouncil had approved the commitment of trainers to Yemen and empowered Gen. Tommy Franks, who is responsible for U.S. military operations in that part of the world... - Troops Plan for Up to Four Years in Iraq (July 10, 2003)
...ASHINGTON — American troops may still be in Iraq four years from now, Gen. Tommy Franks told Congress on Thursday. The wartime commander told the House Armed S... - Yemen Says U.S. Will Supply Boats (March 1, 2002)
... A senior U.S. defense official, who also spoke anonymously, said Gen. Tommy Franks was empowered to work out the details with Yemen. Franks, who visited Yeme... - Rumsfeld Toughens Terror Fight (August 2, 2002)
...es in the global war, although regional combatant commanders, such as Gen. Tommy Franks, head of U.S. Central Command, will retain overall control of their area o... - Raid May Have Involved Mistaken Deaths, Beatings of Innocents (February 11, 2002)
...har. Questioned about the reports Monday, Clarke said Rumsfeld and Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of the Afghan war, are still looking for answers. "The inves... - British forces caught in attack by Taliban (March 21, 2002)
...sive. The operation, codenamed Anaconda, had been described by General Tommy Franks, the US commander of the Afghan war, as an "unqualified and absolute succe... - Tribal Leader Warns of War Over US Raids (December 23, 2001)
...ll start a Jihad against Karzai if US jets repeated such attacks." Gen Tommy Franks, commander of US forces in Afghanistan, insisted on Saturday that US warpl... - Terror War Going More Covert (September 17, 2002)
...at he and his peers are "very enthusiastic" about the change. Army Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the chief of U.S. Central Command, would continue to oversee all military... - Iraq Disorder Worries Senators (May 15, 2003)
...rchy is not accurate — it's a headline writer's phrase." He said Army Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the U.S. commander in Iraq, and his team "have put in place plans to prov... - Army Chief Raises Estimate of GIs Needed in Postwar Iraq (February 25, 2003)
...sion would be made by the commander of American forces in the region, Gen. Tommy R. Franks. The Bush administration has been wary of estimating how long American... - No Easy Victory Is Seen in Fierce Battle (March 5, 2002)
... that large forces are being brought together for some major effort," Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the head of the United States Central Command, said of Al Qaeda forces th... - Musharraf Says Pakistan Doesn't Want U.S. Troops (September 2, 2002)
...rmitted the U.S. to use three airbases for logistics purposes. General Tommy Franks, the head of the U.S. Central Command responsible for operations in Afghan... - Troops Shifted from Afghan Border (May 24, 2002)
...kistan troops on the western border. The chief of Central Command, Gen Tommy Franks, who is in overall charge of the coalition operations in Afghanistan, was... - US, France Near Compromise for UN Resolution on Iraq (October 30, 2002)
...d States wants it to apply to both. At a Pentagon news conference, Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the commander of American forces in the Persian Gulf, indicated today tha... - US–UK ... Divided They Fight (June 27, 2002)
...than the first clash between British and U.S. forces occurred. General Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, insisted in mid-March that Opera... - Seven Nations Have Units Aiding US Offensive (March 8, 2002)
...Pentagon official said. Diplomats expressed satisfaction that Army Gen. Tommy R. Franks, chief of the U.S. Central Command, included about 200 allied soldiers in... - Military Bids to Postpone Iraq Invasion (May 24, 2002)
...fing at the White House earlier this month for President Bush by Army Gen. Tommy R. Franks, who as head of the Central Command would oversee any U.S. military campai... - Bin Laden Believed Still Alive (February 25, 2002)
...re has been quiet criticism inside the Army's officer corps that Army Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the U.S. commander in the war, and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld s... - Bush Not Certain on Iraqi War (July 15, 2002)
...coordinating the war on terrorism. The Central Command chief, Army General Tommy Franks, rejected it because he believes the opposition isn't up to the job. "Ther... - Amid The Clouds of Deception, US Speeds Along Road to War (August 6, 2002)
...on. The key is likely to be found in the dogged personality of General Tommy R. Franks, head of US Central Command, US military headquarters for the Middle East,... - Short Warns Blair: Don't Kill Iraqi Innocents (September 22, 2002)
...l access in Iraq. The Iraqi declaration came as the US forces commander Tommy Franks said in Kuwait that his forces were "prepared to do whatever we are asked"... - US Troops Say Afghans Failed Them (March 11, 2002)
...d reporters, "The major fighting of the battle is over." But Army Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, disputed the notion that the fig... - Military Wants More Planning Prior to Iraq War (December 18, 2002)
...icy Board, a Pentagon advisory panel, said he was confident that Army Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the commander of U.S. forces in the Mideast, would not be swayed by sugge... - Marines to face guerrilla war as Taleban fighters change tactics (March 21, 2002)
... Friday that there was no serious security problem in Afghanistan. General Tommy Franks, in charge of the campaign, also said on a visit to Moscow yesterday that... - Anti-Terror Advisor Resigns as Bush Aide (June 28, 2002)
... the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Top military officials, including Army Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the commander for U.S. military operations in the Persian Gulf and Afghan... - The Afghan Battle that Would Be Over in 24 Hours (March 7, 2002)
...general overseeing operations inside Afghanistan, US Central Command chief Tommy Franks, added: "I would characterise them as very hard, committed and deadly figh... - Afghan Aid Package Underscores Fears of Instability (May 22, 2002)
...evelop on this earth, have to take care of its own business." Army Gen. Tommy Franks, the U.S. commander of the war in Afghanistan, said Tuesday he hopes to co... - Al Qaeda Suspect Blows Self Up Outside Yemeni Capital (February 15, 2002)
...h Salih reviewed anti-terror measures in a telephone call Monday, and Gen. Tommy R. Franks, who is overseeing the military campaign in Afghanistan, and FBI Director... - Perle's War Fever (August 1, 2002)
... Iraq with 250,000 troops, which that story said, had been written by Gen. Tommy Franks and was waiting for Bush's go ahead. Was it wise to publicize Army plans,... - Warlords Put High Price on British Heads (April 21, 2002)
...e is no reason not to take them." The Marines were called in by General Tommy Franks, the US commander of the war, after the lack of success by US forces at To... - America's Morality Distorted (March 7, 2002)
...een Israel and the Palestinians, they are lying about Afghanistan. General Tommy Franks, the head of the US Central Command, refers in the following words to the... - Aid May Take Weeks to Get Into Iraq (March 24, 2003)
...n they expected and say it is still too unsafe for relief workers. Gen. Tommy R. Franks said today that only half the mines had been cleared in the port, and on t... - Commanders Want to Call off Search for Osama (September 2, 2002)
...ld have said they do not know whether Mr. bin Laden is alive or dead. Gen. Tommy R. Franks, commander of the American military effort in Afghanistan, said last week... - When Bad Information Kills People (March 3, 2002)
...no one should be surprised when innocents are hurt or killed. Army general Tommy Franks, who is running the war in Afghanistan, told TIME that civilian casualties... - New Arms Cut Casualties, Raise Ethical Questions (March 11, 2003)
...r the use of nonlethal weaponry under certain circumstances," Army General Tommy Franks, commander of all US forces in the Persian Gulf region, said recently. "On... - Schwarzkopf Skeptical About Action in Iraq (January 28, 2003)
... prisoner of war. More representative, Bacevich notes, may be Army Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the officer who would lead U.S. forces in any new war with Iraq. Franks "... - US Plan for Iraq Said to Include Attack on 3 Sides (July 5, 2002)
... have to decide. Mr. Bush has received at least two briefings from Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the head of the Central Command, on the broad outlines, or "concept of op... - US Raids Along Afghan Border Seen as Lasting Past Summer (May 6, 2002)
...r 7,000 American troops are now stationed throughout Afghanistan, but Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the war's overall commander, is likely to reduce that force over time and... - Reserve Call-Up for an Iraqi War May Equal 1991's (October 28, 2002)
... decade ago, to flooding the marshes of southern Iraq, near Basra. Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the head of the United States Central Command, was wrapping up a visit to... - Report: US Has a Plan to Occupy Iraq (October 11, 2002)
...e, Iraq would be governed by an American military commander — perhaps Gen. Tommy R. Franks, commander of United States forces in the Persian Gulf, or one of his subo... - Iraq: In All But Name, the War Is On (August 17, 2002)
...ar scenario" (75-100,000 troops) on which US Central Command chief General Tommy Franks briefed George Bush on August 6. What are these allied forces up again... - Bush Settles on War Plan for Iraq (November 10, 2002)
...l war-planning meetings with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the commander of American forces in the gulf, has decided that military a... - Top General Sees Plan to Bomb Iraq Into Surrendering (March 5, 2003)
...y effort" to avoid war. As the diplomatic maneuvering intensified, Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the commander of American forces in the Persian Gulf, arrived here for br... - American Arsenal in the Mideast Is Being Built Up to Confront Saddam Hussein (August 18, 2002)
...ficials acknowledge that the shipments could support war options that Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the chief of the military's Central Command, has recently presented to Mr... - The Battle Between Rumsfeld and the Pentagon (April 7, 2003)
...rously thin on troops and matériel, and the top generals—including General Tommy Franks, the head of the U.S. Central Command, and Air Force General Richard Myers... - Will the 2004 Election Be Called Off? Why Three Out of Four Experts Predict a Terrorist Attack by November (April 6, 2004)
...it warrants further investigation. In Nov. 2003, you might recall, Gen. Tommy Franks told Cigar Aficionado magazine that a major terrorist attack (even one tha... - Afghanistan's Toughest Battle Lies Ahead (December 31, 2002)
...hes and other accidents. During a visit to Afghanistan this month, Gen. Tommy Franks, head of the U.S. Central Command, said threats remain despite the decisiv... - Retreat of Afghan Allies Forced GIs to Take Lead in Fighting (March 10, 2002)
...t ground combat role, but that mission was significantly expanded. Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the commander of the war in Afghanistan, has said the American offensive... - The Anti-War Movement Prepares to Escalate (March 14, 2003)
...munications systems where they transmit attack orders or targeting data to Tommy Franks and his assault forces. We are not organizing people to disable equipment,... - Flaws in US Air War Left Hundreds of Civilians Dead (July 21, 2002)
...nistan, but they say their strategy has succeeded. Earlier this year, Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the head of Central Command, called the Afghan campaign "the most accurat... - Has the U.S. Government Committed War Crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq? (May 23, 2004)
...es among the Afghan and Iraqi populations—in the immortal words of General Tommy Franks, “We don’t do body counts”—responsible estimates of the number of civilian... - The War According to Col. Hackworth (August 4, 2003)
...Iraq? God only knows, the way things are going. At least 30 years. Tommy Franks [recently retired commander of U.S. troops in Iraq] said four to 10 years.... - Federal Reserve (March 17, 2003)
..." For the same reason, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Central Command chief Tommy Franks also want out of Iraq as quickly as possible. As for the Pentagon's civili... - Soldier for the Truth (February 26, 2004)
...y Zinni is another one. Zinni, the combatant commander of Central Command, Tommy Franks’ predecessor — a very well-qualified guy who knows the Middle East inside... - How Not to Overthrow Saddam (July 15, 2002)
...200,000 troops required to overthrow Saddam, according to the plan General Tommy Franks presented to Bush in May? Despite all these arguably insurmountable pr... - The Parade of the Body Bags (August 9, 2003)
...lesson, and it will be considered impolite to pose such questions. General Tommy Franks won't have to state the obvious, that the US military no longer issues ene... - Al-Qaeda's Thumbs Up for Bush (June 24, 2004)
...December 2001. Instead of sending large numbers of his own troops, General Tommy Franks relied on surrogates who proved to be unreliable. "For my money, the game... - The Media and War with Iraq (November 17, 2002)
...overnment, war crimes trials for Iraqi leaders and — wait for it — General Tommy Franks, commander of US forces, is likely to play the role of General Douglas Mac... - Fragile Alliances in a Hostile Land (May 5, 2002)
...ington insisted that Fahim sign an agreement with the U.S. commander, Gen. Tommy Franks, pledging not to enter the city. In a candid moment, however, Fahim war... - Depiction of Threat Outgrew Supporting Evidence (August 10, 2003)
...ildren." Bush evoked the mushroom cloud on Oct. 7, and on Nov. 12 Gen. Tommy R. Franks, chief of U.S. Central Command, said inaction might bring "the sight of th... - True Lies (August 3, 2003)
...ucher, Colin Powell, White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer and General Tommy Franks. Sometimes the Saudis were their own worst enemies in the PR war. In De... - What I Heard about Iraq (February 3, 2005)
... I heard him reply: ‘I hope they’re there a long time.’ I heard General Tommy Franks say: ‘One has to think about the numbers. I think we will be engaged with... - The Fifty-First State (September 18, 2002)
...ent. In August, as warlords reasserted their power in Afghanistan, General Tommy Franks, the U.S. commander, said that American troops might need to stay in Afgha...
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