President Obama has conducted a final meeting on his military review for Afghanistan, administration officials said, and he is planning to explain his decision in an address to the nation next Tuesday.
“After completing a rigorous final meeting, President Obama has the information he wants and needs to make his decision and he will announce that decision within days,” Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, said Tuesday morning.
I predict it will go from being A Righteous War We Should Have Been Fighting All Along (Including Invading Pakistan) to “Afghanization.” Having the Afghans to take more responsibility for fighting. I grew up in the late 60’s and 1970s – this President is repeating all the mistakes of the LBJ/Nixon/Carter administrations only faster.
I’m betting that he will authorize up to 30,000 additional troops contingent upon passage of the 5% war surtax on the rich being touted by David Obey and Carl Levin.
Ignoring how we got here – how is this approach different than Bush’s approach in Iraq – for which he has been quite criticized. Obviously he hasn’t spoken yet but it sounds like “let’s get the job done – train the locals – turn everything over to them – try to leave”