http://www.welchforpa.com/2009/12/welch-statement-on-president-obama%e2%80%99s-afghanistan-policy/ Bring accountability to Government spending Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:30:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.welchforpa.com/2009/12/welch-statement-on-president-obama%e2%80%99s-afghanistan-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Jack Welch Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:44:14 +0000 http://www.welchforpa.com/?p=355#comment-30 Steve, while I agree that we should support President OBama's decision to add troops, I do not believe that he is motivated by a desire to finish the job. It is unlikely this can be done in 18 months and that seems to be how long he has really committed the troops. Benchmarks are an important part of the commitment but setting these benchmark too aggressively insures that we will fail. We need to be aggressive in our expectations of the Afghans but realistic. Steve, while I agree that we should support President OBama's decision to add troops, I do not believe that he is motivated by a desire to finish the job. It is unlikely this can be done in 18 months and that seems to be how long he has really committed the troops. Benchmarks are an important part of the commitment but setting these benchmark too aggressively insures that we will fail. We need to be aggressive in our expectations of the Afghans but realistic.

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