Troops In Afghanistan Is a Go!

After much debate the final decision of Afghanistan was made, and will be announced Tuesday night. During the speech President Obama will acknowledge his plan of the 35,000 troops, and a vow stating there will be no endless U.S. commitment. If all follows he believes to have a group of marines who will be in place by Christmas. Obama’s initial goal to is end the war as soon as possible. He wishes to guide the war in to the right direction to avoid passing the war to the next president.

In his broadcast on Tuesday, President Obama will outline the 92 day plan created at the U.S Military Academy at West Point. On Monday, Obama spend his time briefing international leaders of his plans and ideas The Prime mistier of Britain, Gordon brown announced he would send 500 more troops, totaling to 10,000 in Afghanistan. The French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced he has over 3,000 troops, and is willing to keep them there until it is necessary. Along with the additional troops from the U.S, there will be a new focus of training Afghan troops to expand the army to 134,000 by next fall.

I am glad president Obama has come to a firm decision about the situation in Afghanistan. On Tuesday night we will see if his well thought plan, is really as good as it sounds. The main focus of this plan seems to be speed. He wants to end the war as soon as he can, which is in the publics interests. One problem I see is the cost. The additional $35 billion cost must have some affect on the already massive federal deficit. The help in Afghanistan is greatly needed, but we have to remember our own problems at home.