Obama says he will 'finish the job' in Afghanistan

http://timesofearth.com/Worldnews/?NT=0&nid=13870 - President Obama says his intention is to "finish the job" in Afghanistan but that the Afghan people "ultimately have to provide for their own security."
- Barack Obama to send 34,000 more troops to Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama says he will announce a new Afghanistan war strategy soon. Mr. Obama says he will explain his decision to the American people after the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

The president held his final meeting on the new strategy Monday evening - huddling behind closed doors for several hours with members of his national security team.

He says he will make the decision public soon.

"I will be making an announcement to the American people about how we intend to move forward. I will be doing so shortly," he said.

For weeks, Mr. Obama has been studying possible war scenarios - including a proposal for a substantial increase in U.S. troops.

He defends the lengthy review, saying it is important to get the decision right.

"After eight years - some of those years in which we did not have, I think, either the resources or the strategy to get the job done - it is my intention to finish the job," he said.

The comments came during an appearance at the White House with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is on a state visit.

Mr. Obama said they discussed the need to destroy and disable al-Qaida and its extremist allies, and create a stable Afghanistan.

"I think it is worth mentioning since I am with the prime minister of India, that this is important not just to the United States but to the world - and that the whole world has a core security interest in making sure that the kind of extremism and violence that you have seen emanating from this region is tackled, confronted, in a serious way," he said.

Public opinion polls in the United States show dwindling support for the war in Afghanistan. But the president says once they understand his plan, Americans will stand behind it.

"I feel very confident that when the American people hear a clear rationale for what we are doing there and how we intend to achieve our goals, that they will be supportive," he said.

Sensitive to public fears of a long conflict, White House officials have stressed that the American commitment in Afghanistan is not open-ended.

They indicate the president has focused on creating the conditions that will permit U.S. forces to eventually withdraw. In his comments to reporters, the president made clear military training for Afghans is a big part of the equation.

"It is going to be very important to recognize that the Afghan people are ultimately going to have to provide for their own security and so we will be discussing that process whereby Afghan security forces are properly trained and equipped to do the job," he added.

This year has been the deadliest for foreign forces in Afghanistan since the conflict began in 2001. There are now 68,000 Americans deployed there.

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[TheNewVideo]

He can't finish sleeping.

[Halo2100]

This is the change you can believe in for the ones who voted him in. He's already sending America down the tubes and doing the same thing Bush was doing. I think there is something bigger going on than people think. Think about it all these wars is about control, but who's the puppeteer for Obama?

[BlackHart2518]

First it was Iraq now the Taliban what happen to Al-Qaeda and where is their leader? Has anyone thought to look at a world map and see the country between Iraq and Afghanistan? Oh and he won the Nobel Piss Prize....a man of Piss or full of ....

[InfidelAntichristian]

LOL I was thinking the same thing about the nobel peace prize.

But you know what our culture has turned into even in music awards pop stars get awards for singing songs other people write.

whats next people getting movie awards for being a director who just paid someone else to direct for him?

The media is full of lies sometimes it makes more sense to actually pay attention to what crackpots say.

[damon123xxx]

paid for with what,??

[lapmedong]

cont.....

The truth is we paid off the corrupt Pakistani Government to sell out there own people and continue the war on terror. Pakistan was set up for Obama and his CIA Drone war on Pakistan. Who's is profiting from these wars? Could it be the Masters of War as Bob Dylan refereed to them? The Masters of war are the elite who own the controlling interests in the world's largest corporations and the politicians who are in their pockets.

[lapmedong]

Even if you believe that al-CIA-duh were the enemy, that group is almost non existent in Afghanistan. The Taliban run the show. We let the top al Qaeda and Taliban leadership, including CIA Asset Osama Bin Laden, out of Afghanistan back in Dec.2001. We let them get on Pakistani Military Air transports and allowed them to escape into Pakistan. Keep in mind, Osama has never been on the FBI Most wanted list. Finally, the bush Admin. gave Pakistan $15 billion to fight terror.

[JimmyFormerMarine]

If Obama is sending more troops to kill terrorists, he has my full support. If they kill enough of them, I may become a Democrat.

[WestTexasRebel]

35,000.00 more troops......Nobel peace prize my ass

[knowthetruth1492]

What crimes will the Taliban be tried for? Defending their land? You are obviously not a well educated person.