Lummis: President Must Decide Afghan Strategy Now

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U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., is calling on President Obama to implement General Stanley McChrystal's plan for a surge of 44,000 additional U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

"Over the course of the past few months, I have attended numerous high-level briefings on the war in Afghanistan," Lummis said. "I believe the window of opportunity to prevent us from losing ground to the Taliban is closing. The President needs to make a decision now. I believe the best course of action is for him to adopt General McChrystal's proposal for additional troops.

"A successful counterinsurgency strategy requires a military force large enough to apply decisive force against our enemies while maintaining sufficient troops and police to protect the Afghan people from the Taliban. We must let our friends and enemies know that we intend to follow through in Afghanistan.

"Unfortunately, the lack of decisiveness about how to best proceed is emboldening our enemies and endangering our troops and our friends.

"Our national security and the lives of our troops are at stake. It is unfair to our forces to fight a war while the very strategy they are trying to implement remains in limbo. I urge the President to act now and tip the balance in our favor. The world is watching and now is the time to lead."

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