Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 73 Commanders 69 commander 65 generals 61 brigade commander 61 battalion commander 61 troops 59 soldiers 58 military 56 Marines 55 McChrystal 54 Petraeus 54 commanding officer 53 colonel 52 troop levels 52 battalions 52 militaries 51 Odierno 51 Brig 51 Abizaid 51 General Stanley McChrystal 51 diplomats 51 brigades 50 troop buildup 50 forces 50 counterinsurgency 50 marines 50 lieutenants 50 Gen. Petraeus 50 colonels 50 army 49 Commander 49 sergeants 49 insurgents 49 counter insurgency 48 Rumsfeld 48 Pentagon 48 brigadier general 48 Lt. Gen 48 insurgent 48 Maj. Gen 48 superiors 48 airmen 48 troop 48 troop reductions 48 Special Forces 48 battalion 48 armed forces 48 Maj. Gen. 47 Brig. Gen 47 subordinates 47 Airmen 47 Gen. Stanley McChrystal 47 Soldiers 47 troop withdrawals 47 paratroopers 47 Army 47 Lieutenant General 47 cadets 46 troop surge 46 combat brigades 46 Gen. 46 Central Command 46 admiral 46 Gen. Tommy Franks 46 aides 46 Lt. Gen. 46 platoon 45 infantry 45 battlefield 45 comrades 45 command 45 leaders 45 infantrymen 45 servicemembers 44 offensives 44 solders 44 chiefs 44 soldier 44 officers 44 guerrillas 44 Defense Secretary 44 deserters 44 Security Forces 44 al Qaeda operatives 44 civilians 44 civilian casualties 44 interrogators 44 Taliban 44 3rd Brigade 44 troop withdrawal 43 troop movements 43 Gen. Ray Odierno 43 reservists 43 Col. 43 commandos 43 envoys 43 guardsmen 43 militia fighters 43 David McKiernan 43 Maj Gen 43 Halutz