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| Obama still undecided about Afghan war strategy |
| 2009-10-27 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] US President Barack Obama has still not decided whether to follow his Afghan military commander's advice to dispatch more troops to Afghanistan. Gen. Stanley McChrystal wants at least 40,000 more US forces, although NATO defense ministers admitted on October 23 in a meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia that their operation in Afghanistan has been a failure. On Monday, after his latest Afghan war council met for the sixth time, Obama, speaking to US Navy personnel in Jacksonville, Florida, said he would not "rush" a decision on whether to send tens of thousands of more troops to Afghanistan. "I will never rush the solemn decision of sending you into harm's way," Obama said. Even members of Obama's own Democratic Party are divided over whether to send more troops. The eight-year conflict in Afghanistan has brought no results for NATO, which leads a force of some 70,000 troops drawn from 43 nations in a country wracked by more than 30 years of war. A new Afghan strategy is still weeks away, the White House said the same day. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Obama Go into the center of your room. Take some I-Ching Sticks Throw them until they give you the answer you want. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-10-27 21:55 |
| #4 "Obama still undecided Fixed. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-10-27 20:55 |
| #3 he's pretending to wait for the Afghan revote, but actually trying to get past November 3rd elections here. Not too busy to golf, but dithering when he can't vote "present" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-10-27 10:49 |
| #2 "I will never rush the solemn decision of sending you into harm's way" Someone should tell him the fighting has already started. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-10-27 09:28 |
| #1 WORLD NEWS > TALIBAN NOW OUT OF CONTROL OF PAKISTAN [beyond Islamabad's control]. ARTIC > Some analysts believe the TALIBS = TEHRIK-E-TALIBAN is now capable and prepping for some kind of DECISIVE CAMPAIGN as per AFPAK + getting the USA = US-NATO out of the region. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-10-27 00:13 |