INTERVIEW: GENERAL JACK KEANE- four star general, former acting Chief of Staff and Vice Chair of the U.S. Army.

• AFGHANISTAN: Obama ignores generals’ advice on troop levels for unprecedented sixth time. By Rowan Scarborough – The Washington Times – In the end, President Obama was forced to listen to his generals — not his political instincts — on Afghanistan troop levels, and he decided to split the difference. Mr. Obama is keeping 5,500 troops in Afghanistan beyond his presidency, about half the strength recommended by his top general in-country. It marks the sixth time he has rejected the advice of a ground commander on the force size in the long Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Military experts call that streak unprecedented for a commander in chief.