If the Obama administration waits until Afghanistan settles its presidential election before deciding whether to send in more troops, it will be making a big mistake, members of Congress from both sides of the aisle said Monday.
After the White House and a top Democrat said over the weekend that it would be irresponsible to make a troop level decision before a credible government is in place, lawmakers argued that it would make no sense for the administration to wait before moving forward with its new strategy.
“It is immaterial to this process,” said Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, saying it is “unbelievable” that the administration would wait for the dust to settle on Afghan politics.
It does not matter what the Afghan government does, or who is in control of it. What matters to us, is that we do not have enough troops on the ground. But to a Chicago hack politician, what matters is the political considerations. Putting 40,000 troops into Afghanistan will piss off Barack Hussein Obama’s Progressive wing. Blood is not a consideration to Barack Hussein, politics is what matters.
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