Admiral Mullen: Military Can Meet Obama Demands

[falcon]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081118/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/mullen

WASHINGTON "“ The top U.S. military officer said Tuesday the Pentagon is developing plans to get troops quickly out of Iraq and into Afghanistan to battle a more confident and successful Taliban.

Obama, who has called Afghanistan an "urgent crisis," said in a speech Oct. 22 that "it's time to heed the call" from U.S. Gen. David McKiernan, the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, for more U.S. troops. Obama said he would send at least two or three additional combat brigades. One combat brigade typically has 3,500-4,000 soldiers.

[Fieldmouse]

It's a shame Obama now is all for unilateral action.[:@]

[CalHunter]

I thought Obama wanted to pull all of our troops back from wars overseas. What was his quote on that?

[LBR]

What was his quote on that?

I believe it went something like:

"I, err.....uhhhhh.....let me be clear...errr....I, uhh.....HOPE! CHANGE! SPREAD THE WEALTH!!! Thank you very much."

Chad

[Lanse couche couche]

i hear western Pakistan is beautiful in the early spring.

[burniegoeasily]

Got to get the troops out of Iraq so we can attack Pakistan.

[falcon]

Obama has said all along that he planned to beef US troops in Afghanistan. About time someone got serious about the Afghan war: The US is losing that war. The best that the Bush bunch can do is to talk about holding negotiations with the Taliban: Negotiations brokeredby the Saudis, who are ardent Taliban supporters.