Key senator says Afghanistan mission in jeopardy

Real Clear Politics ^ | 10/12/2009 | Richard Lardner

[fiscon1]

Saying the U.S. mission in Afghanistan is in "serious jeopardy," the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee says more troops are needed to combat an increasingly potent Taliban.

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's views on the issue are more closely aligned with those of key Republicans than members of her own party, including Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee. He wants to hold off on new troops pending revision of U.S. strategy for Afghanistan.

[americanophile]

[Captain Kirk]

Feinstein comes of the Wilsonian wing of the party. She has never been reluctant to wage war. At least she is consisent. I remember well how she (along with McCain) was a leading cheerleader for Clinton’s Kosovo War.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

When Dianne Feinstein becomes a “key senator” in the war on terror, we are in real trouble.

[americanophile]

Indeed. I loved General Feinstein’s detailed explanation of the situation in Afghanistan on the Sunday shows...