Obama pushes for changes in Afghan strategy options

Obama pushes for changes in Afghan strategy options

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama pushed his Afghan war council Wednesday for revisions in strategy options presented to him before he will go ahead with a final decision on boosting troop levels in Afghanistan, a senior U.S. official said.
Facing increasing U.S. public skepticism over the eight-year-old war, Obama asked his top advisers to clarify how and when U.S. troops will shift security responsibility to the Afghan government, the administration official said.

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Hmm funny , it would seem that " They " haven't told the president that they will be staying there for as long as it takes to protect the pipe line that runs through Afghanistan .

As for how many more troops that will be sent to Afghanistan , my guess is just enough to secure so mentioned pipe line .

What's that ? This is the first time that you have herd of this pipeline ? Just do a google search " afghanistan war about the pipeline " and you will find some interesting info .

If memory serves me , Slayer69 has also made a few posts on the Afghan pipeline , Slayer isn't that so ?



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