Eikenberry: No Opposition to Afghan Escalation December 9th, 2009 |
The Obama administration's two top military and civilian officials in Afghanistan appeared on Capitol Hill Tuesday to make the case for President Obama's escalation of the Afghan occupation. It was the first congressional appearance by General Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry since Obama announced the deployment of at least 30,000 additional troops last week. A protester with the group CODEPINK was removed from the hearing after holding up a sign reading “Surge, Big Mistake.” Eikenberry meanwhile addressed the controversy over his reported opposition to deploying additional troops, saying he in fact supported the escalation all along.
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