NYTimes: Obama's exit strategy for Afghanistan comes Tuesday.
by Nuisance Industry
Excerpt:
Mr. Obama was expected on Tuesday to describe commitments from Afghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai, and specific benchmarks his government must meet — to crack down on corruption, deploy well-trained Afghan troops and police officers, and focus on development in one of the world’s poorest nations. Mr. Obama was expected to be far less specific about Pakistan, where Taliban leaders are commanding operations across the border against American forces, and where Al Qaeda’s central leadership still lives.
Read more at:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/11/29/809059/-NYTimes:-Obamas-exit-strategy-for-Afghanistan-comes-Tuesday.
As always,
BB
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