Guy W. Farmer: President Obama dithers on Afghanistan
Guy W. Farmer: President Obama dithers on Afghanistan By Guy W. Farmer For the Nevada Appeal Now that Afghanistan's tainted election has been resolved in favor of President Karzai, President Obama must now decide whether to send all or some of the 40,000 additional combat troops that have been requested by his hand-picked military commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal. Enough dithering; it's decision time. This will be one of the most difficult decisions of Obama's presidency. No matter what he decides, part of his political constituency will be extremely disappointed, if not completely disillusioned. Although the president retains much of his personal popularity, many of his policies, such as corporate bailouts and government-run health care, aren't nearly as popular as he continues to deal with the difference between running for office and actually governing this fractious and all-too-often polarized nation. On the question of what to do about Afghanistan, there are three main options: 1. Send Gen. McChrystal the 40,000 troops he says he needs