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**strongjannabiz** · 10-27-2009, 06:00 PM

And in all fairness GWB didn't really dither for 7 years.
Once he screwed up and made IRAQ a target he no longer had the option of sending additional troops to Afghanistan since they weren't available. Based on his paying attention to his ground commander and authorizing the surge in Iraq, I think it's safe to say that if his commander recommended more in Afghanistan that Bush would have backed the request completely once troops were available. Iraq was the real problem, not Afghanistan.

10-27-2009, 06:00 PM	#25
strongjannabiz Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 465 Senior Member	And in all fairness GWB didn't really dither for 7 years. Once he screwed up and made IRAQ a target he no longer had the option of sending additional troops to Afghanistan since they weren't available. Based on his paying attention to his ground commander and authorizing the surge in Iraq, I think it's safe to say that if his commander recommended more in Afghanistan that Bush would have backed the request completely once troops were available. Iraq was the real problem, not Afghanistan.
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