Obama tells aides on Afghanistan: There's a limit to how long we'll stay
Drawing near to a final decision on a new Afghanistan strategy, President Obama met with top aides for the 8th time Wednesday and stressed that if he does send more troops there as requested, the US commitment will NOT be open ended.
“The president and his team discussed the length of time that it would take to implement the options he’s been presented,” a White House spokesman said after the 2 hour, 20 minute meeting in the White House Situation Room.
“The President believes that we need to make clear to the Afghan government that our commitment is not open ended. After years of substantial investments by the American people, governance in Afghanistan must improve in a reasonable period of time to ensure a successful transition to our Afghan partner.”
The White House also pushed back against any suggestion that the president has decided on how many additional troops to send to Afghanistan. McClatchy reported Saturday that he’s leaning toward sending 34,000 more troops.
“Contrary to published reports, the President has not made a decision about the options presented,” the spokesman said.
Nothing new for the Obama admin. all talk and no action.This kind of crap m.akes the ewnemy even bolder
Posted by: avery hasty | November 12, 2009 at 06:16 AM
Didn't we have this same conversation with the South Vietnamese a few years ago? We need to build up the Afghan army to keep order hand the keys to the Afghan king and leave. It should not take more than two years to do that.
Posted by: mfellion | November 12, 2009 at 12:45 AM