U.S., World: Obama and his posse debate the Afghan War near its anniversary
- I’m the one who hired him. I put him there to give me a frank assessment.
- President Barack Obama, discussing Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal’s request for more troops • According to people who were at a meeting about what to do about Afghanistan. Obama does not plan to cut troops in the country, which begins its eighth year of war tomorrow. • source
