Today at 4 p.m., Sen. Carl Levin will chat with Free Press readers about Afghanistan at FreepOpinion.com, the digital home of the Free Press editorial board.
Levin is the dean of the Senate armed services committee and, since January of 2009, its chair. He's a key player in the debate about troop escalation in the Afghan war.
In his Wednesday statement about President Barack Obama's plan to add 30,000 more soldiers to the conflict, Levin said:
"I believe the principal mission of U.S. troop increases in Afghanistan should be to accelerate the transition to Afghan forces taking the lead for providing Afghanistan’s security. This is an important part of the approach outlined by the President. Where I have questions is whether the rapid deployment of a large number of U.S. combat forces, without an adequate number of Afghan security forces for our troops to partner with, serves that mission."
Come talk with Levin at 4 p.m., at this address:
http://www.freep.com/article/2009120...en.-Carl-Levin
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