LA Times: Reports that Afghanistan strategy is still being debated in the Obama Administration, with the military moving one way; long term stay in Afghanistan, while the political side wants a clear exit out of Afghanistan, the article states the following, " Obama put himself and the nation through all that deliberation last year....................he ought to see if he can get his aides to agree on what it means --..." Thus this debate in the background is what Obama can expect in 2011, the White House political operators see Afghanistan as a negative with the left wing Democratic base, the US Military cares about the security of the USA. But also lets be honest here folks, Obama has to carry the US voter with him, he cant lose them as LBJ did over Vietnam. Thus the Generals in Afghanistan have about a year to show some results, if its only a low level death rate for US forces and NATO. POTUS will start to look at 2012 and his re-election bid at the end of 2011, the USA should be out of Iraq by then, but its Afghanistan and Iran that will define the Obama Presidency, thus Obama can not afford for Afghanistan to turn in to another Vietnam, if that is the result Obama will be a one term President.
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