“This can’t be nation-building. It can’t be an open-ended commitment.”— Obama wants Afghan war over in 3 years
Update:
Overall goal in war is defeat of al-Qaida
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — President Barack Obama says the core U.S. goal in Afghanistan remains the defeat of al-Qaida’s terror network.
Speaking Tuesday night at the U.S. Military Academy, Obama laid out several objectives that he says are part of that overall goal.
Obama says U.S. forces and allies want to deny al-Qaida safe haven in Afghanistan, while reversing the momentum of the Taliban insurgency.
The president says the U.S. will also seek to strengthen Afghanistan’s own security forces to eventually take over the fight.
Obama says the military strategy he presented Tuesday is aimed at breaking the Taliban’s momentum over the next 18 months
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8 U.S. allies committing 5,000 additional troops
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama plans to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, the first as early as Christmas, on an accelerated timetable with an endgame in sight, The Associated Press has learned. In his prime-time speech to the nation Tuesday night at West Point, Obama also will lay out a rough timeframe, including some dates, for when the main U.S. military mission will end, said a senior administration official who spoke on grounds of anonymity.The main role of the new troops will be to reverse Taliban gains and secure population centers in the volatile south and east parts of the country.
The 30,000 new troops will bring the total in Afghanistan to more than 100,000 U.S. forces.
New infusions of U.S. Marines will begin moving into Afghanistan almost as soon as President Barack Obama announces a redrawn battle strategy. All of the new troops are expected to be in place by next summer.
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Gibbs on New Afghan Strategy
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From CNN: Where will the new troops go?
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