Afghan Leader Backs U.S. Military Call for More Troops
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:10 pm
(CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that he backs a recommendation from the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan to boost American troop levels in the embattled Islamic nation.
The call for more U.S. soldiers is "the right approach ... and we back it," Karzai said during an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour. He also criticized military allies for failing to attack al Qaeda and other extremists in sanctuaries beyond Afghanistan's borders.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09 ... index.html
How comforting....I'm sure Karzai is willing to fight the Taliban to the bitter end...with every American soldier available....
The call for more U.S. soldiers is "the right approach ... and we back it," Karzai said during an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour. He also criticized military allies for failing to attack al Qaeda and other extremists in sanctuaries beyond Afghanistan's borders.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09 ... index.html
How comforting....I'm sure Karzai is willing to fight the Taliban to the bitter end...with every American soldier available....
