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Article: NEWS Briefs
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- October 30, 2009
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Obama considers backing commander's strategy
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is considering a scaled-down
version of the war plan advanced by his top Afghanistan commander,
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. officials say.
Such a narrowed military mission would increase American forces
to accomplish the commander's broadest goals of protecting Afghan
cities and key infrastructure. But with fewer troops, the strategy
likely would cut back on McChrystal's ambitious objectives,
amounting to what one official described as "McChrystal Light."
Senior White House officials Wednesday stressed, however, that
the president has not settled on any new troop numbers and continues
to debate other strategic ...