That’ll Be Some Awesome Congressional Testimony
The Los Angeles Times reports that the Obama strategy review for Afghanistan is considering middle paths for the eight-year war -- something along the lines of
Jul 31, 20205.7K Shares413.4K Views
The Los Angeles Times reportsthat the Obama strategy review for Afghanistan is considering middle paths for the eight-year war — something along the lines of Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s counterinsurgency strategy, but more restricted to major population areas and prioritized missions, with, accordingly, a smaller troop increase than McChrystal may prefer. And that’s to be expected, right? It is, after all, a strategy review.
But remember: Defense Secretary Robert Gates has promised Congress he’ll bring McChrystal to Washington to testify after Obama makes his decisions. If Obama decides to adopt a restricted counterinsurgency mission, perhaps that’s wise, but it carries the risk of McChrystal being used at the hearing by Republicans as a cudgel against Obama. Politics is politics. But if the decision is made that way, then McChrystal’s support has to be securedfor it. Perhaps we should expect to see Gates himself, a pillar of the GOP foreign-policy establishment — who recently urged Republicans not to view Afghanistan as “Obama’s war”— out in front on this one.
Hajra Shannon
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