Obama official Send 30,000 Soldiers

After consideration for more than three months and 10 meetings with his security advisers, President of the United States Barack Obama finally announced the sending 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. Now, the U.S. has more than 100,000 troops in Afghanistan."(The war) in Afghanistan is not defeat, only for a few years of decline," Obama said before the students the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, local time Tuesday night or Wednesday (2 / 12) morning pm.

This troop increase is the second in Afghanistan for Obama in power since January 2009. The goal is to eliminate the protection of heaven for Al Qaeda, turning the Taliban gained momentum, and strengthening the security forces and the Government of Afghanistan.

Obama said he did not mean war without end. After 18 months, or in July 2011, U.S. troops will begin to be withdrawn from Afghanistan. They will eventually train the Afghan army to take over the war and responsible for the safety of his country.

Additional U.S. troops will be sent as soon as possible. The first Marines to arrive at the end of the fastest-December 2009. All the new army will fight for six months.

The announcement of the withdrawal time in July 2011 criticized because it would send the wrong signal. Republican states, announced the withdrawal time frame will only encourage the Taliban and weaken support for the Government of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Members of the Democratic Party also opposed the additional costs associated forces that must be paid. New strategy in Afghanistan will cost 30 billion dollars per year, in the midst of high unemployment and health care reform.

In his speech, Obama also asked members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to send additional troops. There is now more than 32,000 NATO troops in Afghanistan.

Responding to demand President Obama, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said, the U.S. allies are ready to send at least an additional 5,000 troops to Afghanistan.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy called the new strategy of Obama's "courageous" and asked all countries that want to help Afghanistan to support. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown also called on U.S. allies are united behind Obama's strategy and promises to add 500 troops.

Germany said it would wait until the conference about Afghanistan in London in January 2010 before deciding sending additional troops. Italy has said it will add to the squad.

Obama's speech at West Point marks a big test for the government and in fact gives an opportunity to redefine the war in Afghanistan. During periods of consideration, support for Obama's policy in Afghanistan continues to decline. Recent poll by Gallup shows, only 35 percent of Americans who support the way Obama handled the war in Afghanistan and 55 percent refused.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Marty Natalegawa said the best way of solving the conflict in Afghanistan is not only a troop increase, but also capacity building and development of civil