The new military plan President Obama has put forth is to send 34,000 more troops into Afghanistan. Personally I don’t disagree with this decision, but in addition to this, we need more troops in Pakistan. Obama’s reasoning for sending in these troops is to build up the Afghan Army to counter the Taliban forces. He also said, “If conditions permit” the troops will be sent home in 18 months. I don’t think 18 months is enough. We can’t train the Afghan army in 18 months and trust that they can hold their own against the continuously growing Taliban. This will take much more than 18 months to finish, but I’m sure whatever Obama comes up with will work out in the end.
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