Obama’s Afghan Plan: About 40K More Troops – CBS News.
(CBS) Editor’s note, 9:57 p.m. EDT: The White House has issued the following response to this story, attributed to White House National Security Advisor James Jones:
“Reports that President Obama has made a decision about Afghanistan are absolutely false. He has not received final options for his consideration, he has not reviewed those options with his national security team, and he has not made any decisions about resources. Any reports to the contrary are completely untrue and come from uninformed sources.”
Tonight, after months of conferences with top advisors, President Obama has settled on a new strategy for Afghanistan. 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.
This is serious. Maj Hasan is a walking time bomb. Now, we here OMG, we knew, he was spewing as much venom as Mt Vesuvius. How long did we wait, until it was too late.
The Army psychiatrist suspected of killing 13 people at Fort Hood reportedly warned senior Army physicians in 2007 that the military should allow Muslim soldiers to be released as conscientious objectors instead of fighting in wars to avoid “adverse events.”
The 800 pound gorilla is in the room, anyone notice?
November 10, 2009 at 7:26 AM
The 3am call came in just as Hillary said….the phone is ringing off the hook and Barry is thinking about maybe making a decision to answer the phone, perhaps sometime in the near future….after he talks to his National Security Team….when he decides to talk to them….maybe…
November 10, 2009 at 2:06 PM
You’re right, anytime soon possibly. Geez! I should have raised this kid. He has such little fortitude.
November 10, 2009 at 12:45 PM
I read he MAY send in 30M. Either win or get out.
November 10, 2009 at 2:07 PM
He’s waiting…for the second coming. Mmmkay? Now he and FLOTUS (fashionista) must make a photo op out of Ft Hood.
November 10, 2009 at 2:14 PM
Come again?
He didn’t do anything the first time did he?
DitherHead Obama!
No, no, no, no, no, no…..maybe…….
November 10, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Maybe is his middle name.