Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 56 Stanley McChrystal 51 McChrystal 50 General Stanley McChrystal 49 Gen. Stanley McChrystal 48 Petraeus 47 Gen. McChrystal 45 Gen. Petraeus 44 troop surge 44 counterinsurgency 44 Gen Petraeus 44 counter insurgency 43 Karl Eikenberry 42 counterinsurgency strategy 42 troops 42 David Petraeus 42 General Kayani 41 David McKiernan 41 Afghanistan 41 Tommy Franks 40 army 40 tens 40 AfPak 40 H. Petraeus 40 Jim Garamone 39 Barry McCaffrey 39 troop buildup 39 Abizaid 39 insurgency 39 Afghans 39 NATO 39 Abdul Rashid Dostum 39 topple Saddam Hussein 39 jihadis 38 Iraq 38 resurgent Taliban 38 Sir Richard Dannatt 38 Dostum 38 mujahedin 38 General Tommy Franks 38 Schoomaker 38 Hamid Gul 38 Iraqis 38 Odierno 38 Nato 38 Rumsfeld 37 Afghan 37 generals 37 Jay Garner 37 Admiral Mullen 37 Talat Masood 37 troop levels 37 war 37 Nkunda 37 civilian casualties 37 Militarily 37 Baluyevsky 37 Taliban 37 Cordesman 37 Afghanis 36 Musharraf 36 Spencer Ackerman 36 General Ray Odierno 36 Kevin Bergner 36 Tet offensive 36 raging insurgency 36 commanders 36 toppling Saddam Hussein 36 Michael O'Hanlon 36 Gen. Rick Hillier 36 Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry 36 Taleban 36 Zinni 36 Shinseki 36 Natynczyk 36 militarily 36 Gen. Ray Odierno 35 Mark Hertling 35 Wesley Clark 35 civilians 35 Eikenberry 35 Barno 35 combat brigades 35 Bruce Riedel 35 legions 35 Muqtada 35 Shias 35 Taliban insurgency 35 oust Saddam Hussein 35 Ayatollah Sistani 35 Kashmiri Muslims 35 Zawahiri 35 McKiernan 35 Karzai 35 Af Pak 35 Secretary Donald Rumsfeld 35 Elizabeth Mathias 34 innocent civilians 34 Centcom 34 troop drawdown 34 Pashtuns 34 military