When President Obama announced his Afghanistan policy a year ago, some conservatives had understandable reservations. Was the president sending enough troops? General Stanley McChrystal had asked, in essence, for 40,000 more troops, but Obama sent only 30,000 or so. Was Obama really committed to “victory”? That was a word he didn’t use, just as he didn’t talk about “counterinsurgency” or “nation-building.” Instead he talked about beginning a drawdown in July 2011. That raised a lot of doubts about his level of commitment.
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