General Stanley McChrystal has warned of 'mission failure' in Afghanistan. Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty ImagesU.S. Commander In Afghanistan: More Troops Or The Mission Fails -- Washington Post
Top U.S. Commander For Afghan War Calls Next 12 Months Decisive.
The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan warns in an urgent, confidential assessment of the war that he needs more forces within the next year and bluntly states that without them, the eight-year conflict "will likely result in failure," according to a copy of the 66-page document obtained by The Washington Post.
Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal says emphatically: "Failure to gain the initiative and reverse insurgent momentum in the near-term (next 12 months) -- while Afghan security capacity matures -- risks an outcome where defeating the insurgency is no longer possible."
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Analysyts say that General McChrystal's plan for more boots on the ground could be overshadowed by the unpopularity of a government that steals everything from road tolls to elections. (David Furst/AFP/Getty Images)MORE NEWS ON AFGHANISTAN
Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal McChrystal's Assessment -- (Unclassified) PDF.
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General Calls for More US Troops to Avoid Afghan Failure -- New York Times
McChrystal Warns of Failure in Afghan War -- Washington Times/AP
U.S. commander warns of "failure" in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/Reuters
McChrystal: Afghan War Needs More Troops, Strategy Shift -- The Danger Room
US in Afghanistan failure warning -- BBC
More troops or ‘failure’: US commander in Afghanistan -- Christian Science Monitor
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Afghanistan mission faces 'failure' without more troops: US commander -- The Guardian
Changes Have Obama Rethinking War Strategy -- Washington Post
Obama Questions Plan to Add Forces in Afghanistan -- Wall Street Journal
Obama: Afghan troops decision can wait -- AP
Obama 'skeptical' about more troops -- Politico
Obama Voices Caution on Afghan Troop Increase -- New York Times
Obama: No Snap Decisions on Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Obama: No Afghan deadline -- News 24
Obama Won’t Say if More Troops to Be Sent to Afghanistan -- New York Times
Analysis: the flaws in General McChrystal's strategy -- Times Online
Afghan police say more troops not the answer -- AP
British commanders demand more troops for Afghanistan -- The Guardian
Vision of victory in Afghanistan - but time is on the Taleban's side -- Times Online
Afghanistan: Looking For the Way Ahead -- Time Magazine
Afghanistan: the options and recommendations -- Times Online
Afghanistan Strategy Must Focus on al-Qaeda, Obama Says -- U.S. Department of Defense
Afghan prisons sanctuary for militants - U.S. commander -- Reuters
Afghanistan's War - Waged on the Airwaves -- CBS News
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Italians mourn Afghanistan dead -- BBC
US Military Deaths in Afghanistan Region at 764 -- New York Times/AP
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2 comments:
I dont think the question is "can" Obama say no as much as its "will" Obama say no.
Thank you Constant Gina for your comment.
I personally think Obama wants to say no .... and is looking for ways to say no .... but the situation in Afghanistan is dire, and the political costs to say no is what is stopping him from saying no to a troop increase.
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