War in Afghanistan

Floor Speech

Mr. McGOVERN. A great deal of attention has been focused on the recent Rolling Stone article which resulted in the resignation of General Stanley McChrystal. But even more troublesome to me than the general's inappropriate remarks were the comments by senior military officials about the state of the war and the future of our involvement in Afghanistan, which seem to contradict what the Obama administration has told us. ``If Americans pulled back and started paying attention to this war, it would become even less popular,'' a senior military adviser said. Another said, ``Instead of beginning to withdraw troops next year, as Obama promised, the military hopes to ramp up its counterinsurgency campaign even further.''

Madam Speaker, the American people and our troops deserve to know the truth about what we are doing in Afghanistan. We need clarity. We should have clarity before we bring up any war supplemental appropriations bi

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