What is the best Afganistan stategy?

President Obama has announced that next Tuesday he will hold a national address to outline his Afghanistan strategy from West Point U.S. Military Academy. When I heard this it made me think of President Bush's air craft carrier photos. This is a great location for photo ops to address strategy for the war.

There are many reports as to what he may announce. Everyone agrees that he is in a tough place with this decision. The war has lost support among the American people as well as European people. There are several plans that he has been looking at to pick the best strategy.

The Washington Post has reported that Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is in favor of a plan that would deploy between 30,000 and 35,000 additional U.S. troops and call on NATO allies to contribute another 10,000 soldiers. This plan would give General McChrystal about 108,000 troops.

Vice President Biden has been in favor of a plan that calls for training more Afgan forces and intensifying U.S. aerial strikes against al-Qaeda. This plan is favored by most Democrats.

President Karzai said in his inauguration this earier this month that he is hoping for a transition from U.S. to Afghan forces within five years.

President Obama is to make a decision to make all of these people happy. He will most likely form a plan that will be a mixture of these. He has said that we wants a strategy that will finish the job. Many people fear we are spending to much money, time and resources with out a reward. Cost is becoming a major concern with the growing deficet and some congress men have been talking about introducing new taxes to pay for the ongoing war.

I think many people are waiting to see how he handles this situation. It looks as though no matter what he chooses to do people are going to be unhappy with him. If he doesn't give support to the troops people will be saying the is unpatriotic and if he does they will say we are spending to much money. I am not sure what the best choice is, but I am glad I don't have to make it. What do you think is the best choice?