What is reason for partisan divide persists on US troops surge for Afghanistan?”
US Republican Senator John McCain warned Sunday that a failure to dispatch more US troops to Afghanistan would be “an error of historic proportions” but Democrats expressed caution about any surge. “I think the great danger now is not an American pullout,” McCain told CNN television. “I think the great danger now is a half-measure… trying to please all ends of the political spectrum.” President Barack Obama’s top military commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, is widely believed to be seeking up to 40,000 more troops for the conflict, and McCain warned against refusing his request. “I think to disregard the requirements that has been laid out… would be an error of historic proportions,” he said. McCain expressed sympathy for his former rival for the White House, who has found himself caught between military commanders who support troop reinforcements, and Democratic lawmakers who oppose any surge. A group of liberal Democrats has already introduced legislation in the
WASHINGTON — US Republican Senator John McCain warned Sunday that a failure to dispatch more US troops to Afghanistan would be “an error of historic proportions” but Democrats expressed caution about any surge. “I think the great danger now is not an American pullout,” McCain told CNN television. “I think the great danger now is a half-measure… trying to please all ends of the political spectrum.” President Barack Obama’s top military commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, is widely believed to be seeking up to 40,000 more troops for the conflict, and McCain warned against refusing his request. “I think to disregard the requirements that has been laid out… would be an error of historic proportions,” he said. McCain expressed sympathy for his former rival for the White House, who has found himself caught between military commanders who support troop reinforcements, and Democratic lawmakers who oppose any surge. A group of liberal Democrats has already introduced legis
