Senators: Time to double our forces in Afghanistan
By Rizzuto

Wed Aug 05, 2009 - This from Bloomberg:
President Barack Obama and top U.S. military commanders are being pressed by senators and civilian advisers to more than double the size of Afghan security forces, a move that would cost billions of dollars.

In letters and face-to-face meetings, the lawmakers and defense officials urged Obama, National Security Advisor Jim Jones and the new U.S. commander in Afghanistan to boost the Afghan National Army and police from current levels of 175,000 to at least 400,000.
Where’s the debate?

Where’s Keith Olbermann calling this an “escalation”?

Where’s code pink interrupting committee meetings?

Where’s the leftists demanding a clear exit strategy?

The fact of the matter is that President Obama was given a blank check to send 22,000 troops to Afghanistan in the early days of his presidency. There was little to no debate and no strategy was outlined. Whereas the surge in Iraq was a comprehensive plan that included more than just an increase in ground forces, this increase in forces will be the second time we do so without a similar comprehensive strategy.





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