Obama prepared to accept Taliban involvement in Afghanistan

Obama has achieved an even bigger way to disgrace every servicemen/women, their families, and those who have lost their lives fighting the Taliban Al Qaeda. This is the same Obama, who as a candidate in 2008 ripped Pakistan in no uncertain terms for making the same kinds of accommodations with the Taliban that Obama now seems eager to make. According to Fox News, a senior administration official, in an interview with The Associated Press said Obama is prepared to accept “some” Taliban involvement in Afghanistan’s political future, and focus on Al Qaeda ONLY. I don’t know if Obama, thinks that the Taliban is just some misunderstood community organizers or something. Hillary Clinton (and Robert Gates) aren’t too happy about this news either, according to Fox News:

Vice President Biden has argued against increasing the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, saying Pakistan poses the greater threat, but Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have both warned that the Taliban and Al Qaeda remain connected. If the Taliban were to regain control of large parts of Afghanistan, the country could serve as a sanctuary for Al Qaeda fighters, the have advisors said.

A State Department spokesman said Thursday that Clinton believes the Taliban and Al Qaeda are both a threat and the U.S. is fighting the whole idea of killing in the name of religious extremism.

In Pakistan, though, the government has shown new willingness to battle extremists, with most believed to be operating from the largely ungoverned terrain along the border with Afghanistan. But these operations, as well as the strikes by unmanned U.S. aircraft, continue to stoke controversy throughout the country, causing problems for the already weak U.S.-backed civilian government.

Obama planned sessions Thursday with Biden and Clinton in the Oval Office to continue the intense discussion about the increasingly unpopular war in Afghanistan. The White House scheduled another, larger war council session — a fifth of five announced — for Friday, when the focus may finally shift to just how many additional troops would be needed to execute Obama’s vision for a war he inherited but now must execute.

The White House revealed that Obama has in hand — and has for nearly a week — the troop request prepared by the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal. It is said to include a range of options, from adding as few as 10,000 combat troops to — McChrystal’s strong preference — as many as 40,000.

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama asked for McChrystal’s request last week before he flew to Copenhagen to lobby for Chicago’s bid to host the Olympics and meet with the general on the sidelines. The numbers could become the focus of concentrated White House attention as soon as Friday, Gibbs said.

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October 8, 2009 · Filed Under Afghanistan


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  • Adolph

    Just when you think it couldn’t get worse with this guy!! Maybe he’ll win another Nobel for this?