To all the haters out there saying that Barack Obama is getting us into another Vietnam with the Afghanistan troop buildup, you’re going to be feeling pretty embarrassed come tomorrow night. The New York Times confirms this morning that Obama has envisioned our exit from Afghanistan, and he will clearly spell out his envisioning in his major speech tomorrow night – including a detailed timetable of the drawdown envisioning.
The New York Times reports:
"It’s accurate to say that he will be more explicit about both goals and time frame than has been the case before and than has been part of the public discussion,"
And,
"He wants to give a clear sense of both the time frame for action and how the war will eventually wind down."
Quoting a senior official who requested anonymity.
The NYT piece continues:
"The officials would not disclose the time frame. But they said it would not be tied to particular conditions on the ground nor would it be as firm as the current schedule for withdrawing troops in Iraq, where Mr. Obama has committed to withdrawing most combat units by August and all forces by the end of 2011."
Although I never doubted our President, I’m feeling even better for our young men and women in harm's way now that Obama has envisioned a clear, crisp, and imminent end to U.S. involvement in Afghanistan. This will truly be an historic speech on par with so many other great envisionings.