New Afghan national police officers took part in a graduation ceremony last month in Wardak Province. United States Army instructors supervised the officers’ three-week training course. Shamil Zhumatov/ReutersWhite House Struggles to Gauge Afghan Success -- New York Times
WASHINGTON — As the American military comes to full strength in the Afghan buildup, the Obama administration is struggling to come up with a long-promised plan to measure whether the war is being won.
Those “metrics” of success, demanded by Congress and eagerly awaited by the military, are seen as crucial if the president is to convince Capitol Hill and the country that his revamped strategy is working. Without concrete signs of progress, Mr. Obama may lack the political stock — especially among Democrats and his liberal base — to make the case for continuing the military effort or enlarging the American presence.
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