THE BIG STORY: Pres. Obama Deploys Troops to Afghanistan
Today, President Obama made it very clear where he thinks the war on terror is — Afghanistan. In an early morning press conference, the president unveiled his plan for the war torn region which includes a deployment of some 4,000 troops.
He also said he is urging Congress to increase aid given to neighboring Pakistan to $1.5 billion, noting that Pakistan’s fate is dependent on Afghanistan’s future.
For those critical of the Iraq war, President Obama made it clear things will be different on his watch. “We will not blindly stay the course . . . we will review if we are using the right tactics and tools,” a clear criticism of the Bush Administration’s strategy that focused primarily on military might versus political diplomacy. Obama also mentioned, more than once, that the state of Afghanistan is so poor now because we have been diverting our attention and resources to Iraq — a war he voted against while in the Senate.
President Obama also seemed to be reaching out to the larger, world community by stating that Afghanistan is not just “an American problem” and that “the saftey of people around the world is at stake.”
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