Afghanistan

Summary:

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday he supports U.S. General Stanley MCcrystal’s assessment on Afghanistan and would welcome more American troops.McChrystal, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, is advocating a beefed-up counterinsurgency strategy that would include deploying 40,000 additional troops next year. “I’m fully behind him for what he is seeking in his report,” Karzai said in an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Asked whether he would welcome additional troops, Karzai replied, “Yes.” The United States has 65,000 troops in Afghanistan and that figure is expected to reach 68,000 later this year. President Barack Obama is weighing different options for a new Afghanistan strategy and was expected to make a decision over the next several weeks. Karzai said the number of troops would have to be determined by military experts. The result of Afghanistan’s presidential election is expected within days, nearly two months after the Aug. 20 vote, as a U.N.-backed watchdog which found evidence of fraud determines how many votes were invalid. The outcome could affect the preliminary victory by Karzai over former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah.

Opinion:

I think this is a good start for us because it will give the troops an easier time stopping anything bad from happening. Hopefully President Hamid Karzai’s cooperation will make things easier on our troops. The only bad thing is the amount of money that it’s going to cost. Our country is already too far in debt.  We can’t afford to spend more money on our military until our economy is back on track. If we can get control quickly then it wont take as much money. The faster we move the better. We dont need any more deaths among our soldiers. Family’s have been tormented by the death of  their children. Obama knows what he is doing but he might need to reconsider his plans. That many troops is unnecessary.

~ by lfox66 on October 16, 2009.