US commander denies Afghan rift

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Source: BBC

The top US military commander in Afghanistan has denied that there is a rift with the White House over sending more troops to Afghanistan.

Gen Stanley McChrystal recently submitted a bleak assessment of the war in which he warned of the danger of failure without adequate resources.

President Obama says he wants to ensure that he has the right strategy before committing to sending more troops.

More than 30,000 extra US troops have been sent to Afghanistan since May.

This has almost doubled the US contingent in the country.

In Washington there have been signs of a widening gulf between US military commanders on the one hand - and senior political advisors to President Obama on the other.

'Not resigning'




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1. History repeats itself ... Same thing JFK's military did to box him in n/t