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CBS Reporting McCrystal to Get Close to 40,000 Troops
CBS News, Yidwithlid ^ | 11/9/09 | The Lid

Posted on 11/09/2009 4:48:14 PM PST by Shellybenoit

Better late than never (I hope). According to CBS sources when the President comes back from his trip to China, he will announce his new plan for Afghanistan. Thankfully it looks as if President Obama will give his hand picked General close to what he asked for

CBS News correspondent David Martin reports that the president will send a lot more troops and plans to keep a large force there, long term.

The president still has more meetings scheduled on Afghanistan, but informed sources tell CBS News he intends to give Gen. Stanley McChrystal most, if not all, the additional troops he is asking for.

McChrystal wanted 40,000 and the president has tentatively decided to send four combat brigades plus thousands more support troops. A senior officer says "that's close to what [McChrystal] asked for." All the president's military advisers have recommended sending more troops.

The Administration will continue to press Afghan President Hamid Karzai cleans up his government.

(Excerpt) Read more at yidwithlid.blogspot.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; mccrystal; obama

1 posted on 11/09/2009 4:48:15 PM PST by Shellybenoit
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To: Shellybenoit

That’s going to p*ss off the DUmmies, KOSkids and pinko campus crowd.


2 posted on 11/09/2009 4:50:06 PM PST by SolidWood (Sarah Palin: "Only dead fish go with the flow!")
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To: Shellybenoit

so what was he jacking us all around for?

Just to show McCrystal “who Da Boss be”?


3 posted on 11/09/2009 4:50:53 PM PST by Recovering Ex-hippie (Ok, joke's over....Bring back Bush !)
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To: Shellybenoit

After an Islamic terrorist shoots up a US military base, Obama not sending more troops would look bad, esp after he dithered for so long. Hasan unwittingly screwed up Obama’s plan and caused more troops to be send. Obama, like Clinton, does nothing unless it is politically calculated.


4 posted on 11/09/2009 4:54:12 PM PST by FTJM
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To: FTJM

Unfortunately I suspect you’re right.

Besides, saying they’ll be sent is a long way from setting foot on the ground in Afghanistan.


5 posted on 11/09/2009 4:56:31 PM PST by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: FTJM

Yep, that’s the reason.


6 posted on 11/09/2009 4:58:38 PM PST by luckystarmom
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To: cripplecreek

Btw, Hasan’s spirtual advisor is praising the actions of the Allah Akbar shooter.
http://michellemalkin.com/


7 posted on 11/09/2009 5:04:05 PM PST by RummyChick
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To: Shellybenoit

The current occupant was waiting for the health care debacle vote.

Damn him


8 posted on 11/09/2009 5:09:27 PM PST by Carley (THE MEDIA UNDERSTANDS CREDENTIALS BUT DOES NOT UNDERSTAND PRINCIPLES)
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To: Carley

Probably means that Obama isn’t pushing for a Senate vote on Healthcare anytime soon. He’s going to have to give the Kos-kids time to finsh hyperventilating.


9 posted on 11/09/2009 5:18:00 PM PST by Tallguy ("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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To: Shellybenoit

A decision and leak inspired by the events at Ft. Hood. They may not have died in vain God rest their souls.


10 posted on 11/09/2009 5:20:38 PM PST by AmericanVictory (Should we be more like them or they more like we used to be?)
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To: Tallguy

He’s been asking for the bill by the end of the year.

He thinks he’s playing us.

In the meantime he is garnering distrust in spades.


11 posted on 11/09/2009 5:31:49 PM PST by Carley (THE MEDIA UNDERSTANDS CREDENTIALS BUT DOES NOT UNDERSTAND PRINCIPLES)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

He was waiting until after the elections last week to delay pissing off the left. He was willing to delay this for 3 months for that reason alone. Purely political. The islamic turd.


12 posted on 11/09/2009 5:40:22 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs earn thi title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

Elections showed he better fear the right more than his left wing buddies


13 posted on 11/09/2009 5:49:32 PM PST by uncbob
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To: Shellybenoit
the president will send a lot more troops and plans to keep a large force there, long term.

Can't have those armed, trained "Right Wing Extremists" back on domestic soil, eh Barry?

Somebody might get the idea to take their oath to defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic, literally.

Can't have that. It's counter-revolutionary.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

14 posted on 11/09/2009 6:22:30 PM PST by The Comedian (Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
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