Afghanistan: US General may resign if not given enough troops to win

Obama is voting present on Afghanistan.

The original article is from Nancy Youssef of McClatchy:

In Kabul, some members of McChrystal’s staff said they don’t understand why Obama called Afghanistan a “war of necessity” but still hasn’t given them the resources they need to turn things around quickly.

Three officers at the Pentagon and in Kabul told McClatchy that the McChrystal they know would resign before he’d stand behind a faltering policy that he thought would endanger his forces or the strategy.

“Yes, he’ll be a good soldier, but he will only go so far,” a senior official in Kabul said. “He’ll hold his ground. He’s not going to bend to political pressure.”

Long War Journal adds:

Today, the military is perceiving that the administration is punting the question of a troop increase in Afghanistan, and the military is even questioning the administration’s commitment to succeed in Afghanistan. The leaking of the assessment and the report that McChrystal would resign if he is not given what is needed to succeed constitute some very public pushback against the administration’s waffling on Afghanistan.

Ed Morrissey adds:

Even if McChrystal keeps his mouth shut, his sudden resignation would draw close attention to Obama’s waffling on Afghanistan and his commitment to the war Obama repeatedly vowed to fight while a candidate for the presidency. Commanding officers do not just quit for no reason, and they don’t quit in the middle of wars they believe they are being allowed to fight and win.  His resignation would create a strong impression that Obama has flip-flopped and lacked the leadership to articulate a new strategy.

Zip adds:

Flashback: Obama On Afghanistan: ‘I think We Need More Troops…It Has Been Acknowledged By The Commanders On The Ground That The Situation Is Getting Worse, Not Better’ . . .

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