[Hoodat]

Donilon was part of a circle of close aides who urged Obama to push back against the military's request for a large U.S. troop increase.

Are these people on crack? Obama was the one pushing for a large troop increase - not the military.

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Let's flashback to 2008:

Obama would increase troops in Afghanistan - 14 July 2008

WASHINGTON -- Democrat Barack Obama said Monday that as president he would send at least two more combat brigades to Afghanistan, where U.S. soldiers face rising violence and endured their deadliest attack in three years Sunday.

[piasa]

The clash wasn’t over Afghanistan, it was over Iran. The admin wanted to get cozy with Iran.