Petraeus: "Afghan war needs more time, money." (Congress, Afghanistan, Obama)

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WASHINGTON - The situations in Afghanistan is dire, and progress will demand a substantial and sustained commitment, military leaders told Congress Wednesday, as they laid out more details of the Obama administration's new strategy for the war.

But skeptical members of the Senate Armed Services committee pressed the defense officials about the pace of U.S. troops deploying to the war, and why there are no clear benchmarks on which to gauge whether the new strategy is working.

"How will we know if we're winning?" asked Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. "We should not be committing additional troops before we have a means of measuring whether this strategy is successful."

Petraeus: Afghan war needs more time, money - Capitol Hill- msnbc.com

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Originally Posted by JackTheRipper

WASHINGTON - The situations in Afghanistan is dire, and progress will demand a substantial and sustained commitment, military leaders told Congress Wednesday, as they laid out more details of the Obama administration's new strategy for the war.

But skeptical members of the Senate Armed Services committee pressed the defense officials about the pace of U.S. troops deploying to the war, and why there are no clear benchmarks on which to gauge whether the new strategy is working.

"How will we know if we're winning?" asked Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. "We should not be committing additional troops before we have a means of measuring whether this strategy is successful."

Petraeus: Afghan war needs more time, money - Capitol Hill- msnbc.com

More WAR! Obama is getting good at Bush inspired foreign policy

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