Shortly thereafter, critics noted that former President George W. Bush often met with his "Generals" - and generally (no pun intended) - was inclined to meet their needs for the battlefield.
In response - bowing to pressure perhaps? - the President arranged to lock heads with McCrystal on Air Force One during a break from his Olympic bid folly overseas in Denmark.
The meeting was apparently quite fruitful.
Allegedly, Barack Obama and McCrystal found common ground in the notion that it was a helpful process, in spite of the fact no immediate decisions were made on the tarmack.
A few scant hours later, however, the Pentagon announced that the general's official (?) request for more troops for the war did not fall on deaf ears and will be sent on to the White house for review this upcoming week.
The President must wrangle with various issues, undoubtedly.
Should the U.S. follow through on its mission in Afghanistan, for example, or scale back the military and expand operations to target terrorists in Pakistan.
The former would require an additonal 40,000 troops.
Pretty soon, as the draft pool because shallow, a handful of politicians may have to offer up their own sons, to give it the old college try.
Are rich and powerful willing to accept the sacrifice?
News at 11!
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