Obama exceeds Bush on Afghanistan

Kudos Mr. President for sending more troops unless you change your mind.

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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.

McChrystal wanted 40,000 and the president has tentatively decided to send four combat brigades plus thousands more support troops. A senior officer says "that's close to what [McChrystal] asked for." All the president's military advisers have recommended sending more troops.
Source: CBS News

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To succeed, we have to help the local afghan villages be self-sufficient especially their own security. It isn’t just attacking the Islamic Extremists.

UPDATE: I t seems CBS's informed sources are not that informed. Can any one say "cut and run"?

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