Frustration over Obama's Afghanistan war policy

The Associared Press (hosted on Google) ^ | September 23, 2009 | Lara Jakes

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WASHINGTON — Military officials voiced frustration and congressional leaders urged caution Tuesday over what they described as President Barack Obama's shifting strategy in Afghanistan, six months after he committed thousands more U.S. troops to the stalemated war there.

Administration officials maintained they were looking at all options to protect the U.S. and its allies by shutting down al-Qaida leaders who are believed to be hiding in areas of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan.

Critics at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill said the White House was in danger of taking its eye off the fight that has turned increasingly deadly for American forces in recent months. They called on Obama to fulfill an anticipated request for more troops from the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal.

"This leads me to urge you to waste no time in providing a clear direction to our commanders and civilian leaders, along with the resources necessary to achieve their mission," House Armed Services Chairman Ike Skelton, D-Mo., wrote to Obama in a letter dated Tuesday, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press. Skelton is the highest-ranking Democrat so far to support sending more troops to Afghanistan.

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Our boys and girls are doing it tough in Afghanistan right now, and Obama is going to make it worse.

Commit more troops to Afghanistan? No way.

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"Commit more troops to Afghanistan? No way".

Agreed.

There are MORE than enough troops for the right mission...to hunt and kill Al Queada. And that was the US mission there under Bush.

However, this idea that we'll make a stable, civilized country of them is INSANITY of the highest order...and it's all on Obama and his chickenhawks.

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