Obama Sends 17,000 Additional Troops to Afghanistan
One Day Later, U.S. General Investigates Claims of Civilian Deaths at Hands of U.S.
According to an official foreign policy statement on the White House website, President Obama and Vice President Biden "will refocus American resources on the greatest threat to our security -- the resurgence of al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan." The statement goes on to say this will be accomplished by increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan while 'pressing NATO allies' to do likewise, and by setting aside resources in order to aid in Afghanistan's economic development.
The Associated Press reports that one day after President Obama's announcement U.S. Brigadier General Michael Ryan was in the Gozara district in western Afghanistan investigating claims that eight civilians were killed in a U.S. airstrike. According to this same report, the deaths came after a recent U.S. - Afghan agreement that was designed to help eliminate civilian casualties by increasing Afghan troop involvement.
The official Homeland Security policy states that part of defeating worldwide terrorism includes focusing "on the right battlefield in Afghanistan". The big question now is how to determine just what that is. Considering the US-Afghan agreement and the civilian casualties that were supposed to be prevented by the agreement by using more Afghan troops, is sending in more U.S. troops the right call and the right battlefield?
Sources:
Statement by the President on Afghanistan. Office of the Press Secretary. The White House- The Briefing Room. February 17, 2009. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Statement-by-the-President-on-Afghanistan/
Foreign Policy: Afghanistan and Pakistan. The White House - The Agenda. http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/foreign_policy/
Homeland Security. The White House - The Agenda. http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/homeland_security/
U.S. General in Afghanistan Probes Airstrike Death Claim. Associated Press/FoxNews-World. February 18, 2009. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,495344,00.html
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Post a CommentI thought that the president was supposed to end the war not send over 17,000 more troops... its stupid and if he wants to lie to an entire nation then he is even stupider than i thought...stupid niger:)