Secretary Gates notes that the current and former Afghanistan commanders have both limited offensive air strikes in order to reduce civilian casualties.
VOA: standard.2009.10.06
But he says, it's because of current wind patterns that the volcano is having such a major affect on European air travel.
VOA: standard.2010.04.16
These carriers agreed to airCurrent TV, after all, and contracts generally require them to approve a major change in programming.