Our enemies can see that our president is a Dithering Idiot, so this should come as no surprise:
Roadside bombs — the biggest killer of U.S. soldiers — claimed eight more American lives Tuesday, driving the U.S. death toll to a record level for the third time in four months as President Barack Obama nears a decision on a new strategy for the troubled war.
Source: Yahoo News
But fear not! Our Ditherer-In-Chief will save the day... Just not yet... And not for a while... possibly a few weeks. And since he isn't even going to try to win the war in Afghanistan, he might, you know, split the difference when it comes to troop levels:
Sources tell ABC News that as of now President Obama will likely announce his decision about a new strategy in Afghanistan at some point between the Afghan run-off election, November 7, and the president’s departure for Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, November 11.
There is a chance the announcement may be delayed until the president’s return from the Asia trip on Friday, November 20, but as of now the plan is to have the announcement in that window.
Sources emphasize that no decision has yet been made, but as of now it looks as though the president is leaning towards sending more troops to Afghanistan, though not as many as Gen. Stanley McChrystal requested, 40,000.
Source: ABC News
Did you get all of that? Here's a refresher:
- There will be a decision at some point in the next 2-3 weeks
- The decision will probably come after the fate of healthcare reform is decided
- If healthcare reform is delayed, President Obama will push his decision another week or two
- When he finally announces the decision, it will likely be less than the 40,000 troops needed to get the job done
