The Obama administration is expected to sound retreat from Afghanistan by putting unrealistic conditions on the Afghan army and government. He will be caving in to his liberal base in Congress and although he will authorize 30,000 troops, it will be conditional support for Gen. Stanley McChrystal's request for more troops for a counterinsurgency strategy that requires large numbers of forces to win support of the Afghan people against the Taliban.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Bill Gertz on Afghan Troop Speech
The Obama administration is expected to sound retreat from Afghanistan by putting unrealistic conditions on the Afghan army and government. He will be caving in to his liberal base in Congress and although he will authorize 30,000 troops, it will be conditional support for Gen. Stanley McChrystal's request for more troops for a counterinsurgency strategy that requires large numbers of forces to win support of the Afghan people against the Taliban.
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