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By openly declaring their views on the Afghan war, US military leaders have placed President Barack Obama in a bind as he faces a fraught decision over the troubled US-led mission.
However, state run media NYT tries to circle the wagon for Obama..
New York Times columnist Frank Rich accusing the generals of an attempt to "try to lock him (Obama) in" on Afghanistan.
On Afghanistan, US military puts Obama on the spot - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091004/pl_afp/usafghanistanmilitarypolitics - broken link)