Obama to Validate the Rumsfeld Strategy?

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Secretary of Defense Gates Backpedaling on Afghanistan

Looks like Obama might be considering a rejection of the advice he is getting from his Commander in the field, in favor of the "minimalist" strategy pursued by Rumsfeld in Afghanistan.

What in the world will happen to all these poor bloggers who savaged Bush and Rumsfeld for not putting enough troops into Iraq?

http://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/01/sec ... /Secretary of Defense Gates Backpedaling on Afghanistan

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Here is what the Washington Post's Richard Cohen has to say about it:

"...The trouble with Obama is that he gets into the moment and means what he says for that moment only. He meant what he said when he called Afghanistan a "war of necessity" - and now is not necessarily so sure...."

http://bismarcktribune.com/news/columni ... 002e0.html

Thanks to Ming01 for posting the link to the article on another thread.