President Obama and his generals in the Situation RoomObama Aides Accuse Pentagon Of Pressuring President Over Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Aides to Barack Obama have complained that the Pentagon is trying to force the president into committing large numbers of reinforcements to Afghanistan through leaks to the media.
Tensions between the White House and senior members of the US armed forces are rising over the toughest decision the president has faced in his first year. Senior military officials and Republicans have accused him of dithering over the troop request from Gen Stanley McChrystal, the US and Nato commander in Afghanistan.
McClatchy Newspapers and CBS News have reported that the president is set to announce between 34,000 and 40,000 extra US soldiers, numbers that would be at the upper end of Gen McChrystal's expectations.
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My Comment: It seems that we are more at war with each other than waging a war against the enemy. These same conflicts arose in the Bush administration, but not at this level.