Five months ago, immediately after Barack Obama had increased the number of American troops stationed in Afghanistan to subdue the rising Taliban insurgencies there, the President told CBS’s 60 Minutes that it was vital for the U.S. to have a clearly defined exit strategy for those troops. At the time, U.S. commanders said that as many as 30,000 additional troops were needed to overcome a stalemate in parts of Afghanistan. Obama chose to send 17,000.
Five months later, the situation in Afghanistan continues to worsen, according to military brass.
Although Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen repeatedly dodged the question on additional troop requirements in the region, NATO military commanders told a recent U.S. Senate delegation in Kabul – in no uncertain terms – that more troops are urgently needed.
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