Posted on 11/11/2009 10:17:48 PM PST by EagleUSA
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
That stance comes in the midst of forceful reservations about a possible troop buildup from the U.S. ambassador in Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry, according to a second top administration official.
In strongly worded classified cables to Washington, Eikenberry said he had misgivings about sending in new troops while there are still so many questions about the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Obama is still close to announcing his revamped war strategy -- most likely shortly after he returns from a trip to Asia that ends on Nov. 19.
But the president raised questions at a war council meeting Wednesday that could alter the dynamic of both how many additional troops are sent to Afghanistan and what the timeline would be for their presence in the war zone, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss Obama's thinking.
Military officials said Obama has asked for a rewrite before and resisted what one official called a one-way highway toward war commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal's recommendations for more troops. The sense that he was being rushed and railroaded has stiffened Obama's resolve to seek information and options beyond military planning, officials said, though a substantial troop increase is still likely.
The president was considering options that include adding 30,000 or more U.S. forces to take on the Taliban in key areas of Afghanistan and to buy time for the Afghan government's small and ill-equipped fighting forces to take over. The other three options on the table Wednesday were ranges of troop increases....
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I believe the official line was: “I can’t figure it out now; I need six more months to find another dog.”
Obama is having trouble crafting his Afghanistan policy because “I want to appear as though I support our troops, yet I want as many as possible to get killed, because I hate this country and I’m a closet muslim” doesn’t really play that well with the American public....
Stupid! There is no way to turn over security to Afghanistan.
The little general wants to give the Taliban our exit strategy.
This punk makes Carter look good. Well, nothing could really make Carter look good, but you get the idea.
The SOB won’t figure it out till he gets a Health Care Bill with a public option and federally funded abortion. It’s a matter of priority.
Are we ready for a revolution come November 2010 yet?
Obama is having trouble crafting his Afghanistan policy because “I want to appear as though I support our troops, yet I want as many as possible to get killed, because I hate this country and I’m a closet muslim” doesn’t really play that well with the American public....
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You may be closer to reality than you think -— and the American people are catching on quickly to what many even knew BEFORE the election campaign even started...
Impeach!
I see no rush or railroading going on re Afghanistan. There is however a rush and railroading going on regarding healthcare, porculus, olympics for Chicago, golf, and waffling. Oh yeah and under-the-bus-throwing of granny, Maoita, Van Jonesin, etc.
Why had McChrystal not resigned? How can you stand by when your troops are being hung out to dry.
Stupid! There is no way to turn over security to Afghanistan.
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The Taliban are just waiting for the Chicken-in-Chief to turn tail and run....they could not be happier. They have their Manchurian candidate.
Instead he like all other leaders in our Government and Military have bent over backwards to not hurt moslem feelings.
Has anyone, ANYONE said anything that in any way will serve as a deterrent to other moslems wanting to get their jihad on?
obambi’s decision making is like his sexual orientation
undecided
Larrysinclair.com
Why had McChrystal not resigned? How can you stand by when your troops are being hung out to dry.
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I have wondered about this myself often. This may be the final straw for him.
good news if true
time to get out
McChrystal should ask for a joint meeting with the House and Senate.
(I know I'll get 87 flames as to why that can't be done.)
Run away, little boy.
Could it be that he doesn’t believe a muslim should be fighting a muslim?
Hi, troll. Time to get out.Moderators, look at his posting history.
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