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US military involvement in Afghanistan to confront a resurgent Taliban and its al Qaeda allies has entered nine Years of US led NATO to struggle to bring peace to te region.US ambassador in Kabul wrote two strongly worded classified memos to Washington last week expressing concerns about sending more US troops until Karzai changes course.Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, who commanded US troops in Afghanistan in 2006 and 2007, expressed deep reservations about Karzai's erratic behavior and corruption in his government, a newspaper reported, citing senior US officials.US citizens expressing concern about US led NATO war in Afghanistan,Obama asked his top advisers to clarify how and when US troops will shift security responsibility to the Afghan government, the administration official said on Wednesday.
Obama is considering, there was growing support among some of his top advisers for deploying 30,000 or more additional troops to Afghanistan. To this strategy, Obama raised questions during a 2-1/2-hour strategy review, the eighth in a series of such meetings, that could weigh heavily on how many additional troops are sent to Afghanistan and the timeframe for keeping them there.Therefore the options presented by Obama's national security team are almost certain to be amended.
Obama seems to put an intent of responsibilty on the Afghan President Hamid Karzai, whose credibility is in doubt after being returned to power despite a fraud-tainted election. He has been widely blamed for tolerating rampant corruption.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Admiral Mike Mullen are said to favor the option of deploying 30,000 or more additional troops.
At the low end of the spectrum, one plan would add 20,000-plus troops. Another would fully embrace a request by General Stanley McChrystal, the top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, for the 40,000 extra troops he says are needed to avert failure, the officials said.
Obama is considering, there was growing support among some of his top advisers for deploying 30,000 or more additional troops to Afghanistan. To this strategy, Obama raised questions during a 2-1/2-hour strategy review, the eighth in a series of such meetings, that could weigh heavily on how many additional troops are sent to Afghanistan and the timeframe for keeping them there.Therefore the options presented by Obama's national security team are almost certain to be amended.
Obama seems to put an intent of responsibilty on the Afghan President Hamid Karzai, whose credibility is in doubt after being returned to power despite a fraud-tainted election. He has been widely blamed for tolerating rampant corruption.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Admiral Mike Mullen are said to favor the option of deploying 30,000 or more additional troops.
At the low end of the spectrum, one plan would add 20,000-plus troops. Another would fully embrace a request by General Stanley McChrystal, the top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, for the 40,000 extra troops he says are needed to avert failure, the officials said.
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