Unlike his predecessor.
(NEWSER) - Barack Obama is resisting pressure from the Pentagon to swiftly approve a major shift of forces to Afghanistan, Politico reports. For weeks officials have been predicting the new president would, within days, OK the request for 10,000 more troops. Instead Obama has insisted on a methodical strategic review, debating the timetable, mission, and composition of forces, and showing a markedly different approach than his predecessor, who until the surge in 2007, appeared to defer to his commanders. More»
