President Obama Meets His New Afghanistan Team

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with, clockwise from the President, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Lieutenant General John Allen, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, and United States Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, in the Oval Office, July 5, 2011. Photo: White House - P. Souza

Obama Meets With New Afghanistan Team, Defense Secretary -- Voice of America

President Barack Obama discussed the U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan with the new U.S. commander and new U.S. ambassador who will be implementing his civilian and military strategy. The president's day also included a meeting with new Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta.

Lieutenant General John Allen, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker will be the new faces of a U.S. military and civilian effort in Afghanistan that has lasted a decade.

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My Comment: The faces may be different, but the policy is still there. In short .... nothing has really changed.