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U.S. Envoy’s Cables Show Worries on Afghan Plans

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The language in the Eikenberry cables is stronger than previously thought. Eikenberry is Ambassador to Afghanistan and was top American military commader there before McChrystal. His assessment of Karzai the Afghan leader is bleak, about expansion it only makes Karzai more dependent on the USA and makes extrication difficult from Afghanistan, he flatly disagrees with McChrystal's plans to add troops and widen the effort, and his views on the Afghan army's capabilities are bleak also.

The Eikenberry cables and the war in Afghanistan.

11/28/2009

The language is strong and rejects McChrystal's appraisal that additional troops can make the difference considering the failure of the Karzai government and the poor prospects for the Afghan army.

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