RSSDems’ support of Afghan plan hinges on handover
From: The Washington Times | November 29, 2009
Democratic support of President Obama's long-term plan for Afghanistan will hinge on the planned handover of power to Afghan security forces, the Senate's top Democrat on military issues said Sunday. Meanwhile, the Senate's No. 2 Republican pulled in the opposite direction Sunday, saying that his party opposes any withdrawal plans or timetables and that such proposals undercut U.S. allies and embolden enemies. The political gauntlet for the president, inside his own party and outside it, has been laid out as he prepares to announce his long-term plan for Afghanistan in a prime-time address Tuesday. "If the mission is, as I ...
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