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Pelosi won't back Afghan plan
US President Barack Obama's top ally in the House of Representatives has accepted but did not explicitly endorse his planned surge of troops in Afghanistan, saying she wanted more information."The president has spoken, the decision has been made," Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said today. But Ms Pelosi said she had asked the White House for briefings for rank-and-file Democrats sharply divided on the war from Mr Obama's top national security and diplomatic aides before lawmakers make up their minds. She said those sessions should come "hopefully very soon, so that we can make some judgments about the nature of the threat, the nature of the mission and the need for the resources". "I think we have to handle it with care, listen to what they present, and then members will make their decisions," she said. Ms Pelosi said she had asked for briefings from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defence Robert Gates, Mr Obama's top uniformed military adviser, Michael Mullen, US national security adviser Jim Jones, and other officials. Posted by: tipper 2009-12-03 |
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