McChrystal: More Forces or Failure in Afghanistan

This is not working out to be a happy day.

The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan "warns in an urgent, confidential assessment of the war that he needs more forces within the next year and bluntly states that without them, the eight-year conflict 'will likely result in failure,'" according to a copy of the 66-page document obtained by the Washington Post.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal says emphatically: "Failure to gain the initiative and reverse insurgent momentum in the near-term (next 12 months) -- while Afghan security capacity matures -- risks an outcome where defeating the insurgency is no longer possible."

"His assessment was sent to Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Aug. 30 and is now being reviewed by President Obama and his national security team."

ADDED- But this is interesting.

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