http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33864508/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

Official: Obama Does Not Plan To Accept Afghan War Options, Wants Handover Details

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official said Wednesday.

That stance comes in the midst of forceful reservations about a possible troop buildup from the U.S. ambassador in Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry, according to a second top administration official.

In strongly worded classified cables to Washington, Eikenberry said he had misgivings about sending in new troops while there are still so many questions about the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.


Does this mean that we may see the first steps along the path that many of us voted for?

The political situation, and hence the war situation, in Afghanistan is unstable and continues to defy any solution that we might be able to institute. Unless Afghanistan (and Iraq) are able to stabilize the country it will continue to be a meat grinder where we lose troops to not good cause.