Obama attempted to rebut criticism, including from here at Liberty Works, that the 90 days he spent ruminating on General McChrystals recommendations and troop requests was an inexcusable delay, undermining US troops and encouraging the enemy.  Here’s his weasel language:
There has never been an option before me that called for troop deployments before 2010, so [...]

The President began with a reminder of the strong justification for the Afghanistan operation.
We did not ask for this fight. On September 11, 2001, 19 men hijacked four airplanes and used them to murder nearly 3,000 people…As we know, these men belonged to al Qaeda…Al Qaeda’s base of operations was in Afghanistan, where they were [...]

Commander In Chief Decision Watch: Day 76
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Why, has President Obama still not decided what to do about Afghanistan?
The President appointed General Stanley McChrystal to be commander of the Afghanistan Theater.  On August 30 Gen. McChrystal completed an assessment that Obama ordered, and submitted his 66 page report.  The exhaustive, brutally realistic review includes McChrystal’s [...]

Echoes of Vietnam
The media report that President Obama is considering a “compromise” that would send fewer troops to Afghanistan than General McChrystal requested to accomplish this mission, that Obama declared in March:
So I want the American people to understand that we have a clear and focused goal: to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda [...]

Seventy Two days ago President Obama received the assessment, strategic plan and resource request he had ordered from General McChrystal, the man he appointed to command the Afghanistan operation.
As the troops continue to struggle in Afghanistan, the President continues to dither and avoid making a decision.
On Monday CBS reported that the President was [...]

The Usual Suspects Excuse Presidential Dithering
Monday, the 57th day since Gen. McChrystal submitted his Afghanistan assessment, recommendations, and urgent  troop request, President Obama and his advisers held yet another “high level” meeting (#6) to consider the matter.

While officials insist there is no possibility of  abandoning the effort there seems to be a real possibility of [...]

On 8/30 General Stanley McChrystal submitted his comprehensive plan to accomplish the Afghanistan mission President Obama declared.  He and the troops continue to struggle, and continue to wait for their Commander in Chief to make a decision.
On October 20, White House Press Secretary Gibbs told reporters that consideration of General McChrystal’s report and resource [...]

Back in February, President Obama appointed General Stanley McChrystal as commander of all operations in Afghanistan.
In a March speech the President announced:
“a comprehensive new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan…this marks the conclusion of a careful policy review that I ordered as soon as I took office…
On August 30, General  McChrystal completed an exhaustive assessment [...]

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