Petraeus May Recommend Obama Ditch July 2011 Deadline

Round-up of AfPak news, Petraeus edition.

Petraeus may recommend Obama shelve July 2011 deadline. At his confirmation hearing, Gen. David Petraeus told senators that while he currently endorses Obama’s strategy, he may, based on the situation he finds on the ground in Afghanistan, propose “tweaks, refinements, [and] perhaps some significant changes” to that strategy later in the year. When defending the rationale for the deadline, Petraeus said, “I’m convinced it was not just for domestic political purposes. It was for audiences in Kabul, who, again, needed to be reminded that we won’t be there forever.” [AP]

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