Emerging news reports indicate, to the surprise of many, that President Obama has rejected various alternatives for troop buildup in Afghanistan, and has told his national security team to go back to the drawing board to figure out how to start the process of handing over the war to the Afghan Army as soon as possible!
If this is true, it is fantastic news! It comes at a time when Colin Powell has made clear his belief that Obama should not be pressured into a decision to commit more troops, and the US Ambassador to Afghanistan has sent word of his opposition to any more troop commitment in that nation.
This is a major change from recent news reports that had indicated Obama was leaning toward a major troop upsurge. One can only hope that the latest reports are accurate, and if so, all committed Democrats and liberals need to do everything they can to support the President on this and other issues, and teach the Republicans and conservatives that they LOST the election, and will not dictate or be allowed to undermine the necessary changes in foreign and domestic policy that are urgently needed and wanted by the American people!