U.S. soldiers of Combined Security Transition Command pray at a ceremony marking Veterans Day in Kabul, November 11, 2008. (Omar Sobhani/Reuters)Obama Seeks New Approach In Afghanistan:
Report -- Yahoo News
Report -- Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Barack Obama plans to try a more regional approach to the war in Afghanistan including possible talks with Iran, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing national security advisers to Obama.
The president-elect also intends to move ahead with a planned deployment of thousands of additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan and refocus on the hunt for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the newspaper reported.
However, the Obama team is far from working out how to bring bin Laden back to the forefront of the U.S. counter-terrorism agenda, The Washington Post reported.
Obama received his first high-level intelligence briefing as president-elect last week.
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My Comment: Short on details .... (they are not on the job yet) .... but I would not be surprise if a President Obama will start to look for diplomatic and political solutions to this conflict before committing military resources. Is this a "new approach"? Towards Iran yes .... as for the rest .... no.