Afghanistan, July 19: Obama, Hagel and Reed outside Bagram airbaseUS Army/AP
From Times Online:
There is concern among senior Democrats that the military is preparing to send up to 30,000 extra troops without a coherent plan or exit strategy.
The Pentagon was set to announce the deployment of 17,000 extra soldiers and marines last week but Robert Gates, the defence secretary, postponed the decision after questions from Obama.
The president was concerned by a lack of strategy at his first meeting with Gates and the US joint chiefs of staff last month in “the tank”, the secure conference room in the Pentagon. He asked: “What’s the endgame?” and did not receive a convincing answer.
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My Comment: President Obama has been aware of what has been happening in Afghanistan since his election in November. After 3 months .... to demand a change and review of Afghan policy right now .... on the eve of a massive deployment .... I have a simple question .... what the hell is happening?
President Bush gave leadership and direction to the military on what he wanted done in Iraq. President Obama must do the same for Afghanistan. It is not the job of the military to define end games and objectives. It is President Obama's.
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