US soldiers guard the bodies of Taliban insurgents killed in an attack in Paktia Province. Photo AFP
In Afghanistan, Time Is Running Out, Pentagon Worries -- Christian Science Monitor
The next year will be crucial, several top defense officials say. The US must begin to show progress or risk losing public support.
Washington - Top defense officials say they have about a year to show the American public that they are winning in Afghanistan. But as the US prepares to apply its new strategy there, those same officials are trying to square the need to demonstrate quick success with a fundamental aspect of counterinsurgency warfare: Results don't come quickly.
The man President Obama has nominated to lead the American mission in Afghanistan agrees. It will take at least 18 to 24 months before the US can begin making progress: establishing security, developing an economic base, and creating stronger governance, Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal told senators at his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday.
"I believe counterinsurgency takes time," he said.
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