Exit Part Of Entrance Into Afghanistan

Speaking on CBS’ “Sixty Minutes” last evening, President Obama previewed his upcoming policy objectives in Afghanistan and Pahk-ee-stan, and added that a US exit strategy might be a key component in his war in Afghanistan.

This particular policy nuance is in contrast to his predecessor, who resisted congressional efforts to tack timetables and exit strategies in Iraq.

Now that he’s calling the shots, it will be interesting to see exactly how this exit strategy evolves as the heat is turned up…

Updated 3/23/09, with comments from Micheal Yon on Afghanistan:
The hints coming out of Washington tend to cause me to believe we will abandon Afghanistan. I’m making no personal comment one way or the other yet, other than Iraq was worth the effort and costs all the way around – so long as we cement that success. Afghanistan seems little more than a tar pit. I want to hear General Petraeus say success is achievable, and to at least set some white lines by what he defines as success. He’s one of the very few people who have both the experience and character that are required to accurately estimate the truth and then deliver the good, bad and the ugly. If General Petraeus puts his word behind it, I’m only one man but I’ll back him. That’s about all there is to say on Afghanistan. HT: NRO