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Boozman Statement On Increasing Troops In Afghanistan

Statement

Date: Dec. 2, 2009
Location: Washington D.C.
Issues: Defense Military Personnel

U.S. Representative John Boozman (R-AR) today issued the following statement in response to President Obama's announcement on the way toward victory in the war in Afghanistan:

"We need to act immediately to get the necessary resources our men and women in uniform need to accomplish the mission President Obama has given them. I will support our troops and the task they are given by commanders on the ground. I am hopeful President Obama's approach will secure a victory in Afghanistan much like the success of the surge in Iraq.

"While deploying more troops to fight the war in Afghanistan is vital to defeating the Taliban and Al Qaeda, I am concerned about arbitrary and public timelines. Arbitrary public timelines do more harm than good and there is no sense revealing specific details about our strategy unnecessarily."

Boozman, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee will participate in a hearing Wednesday on the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen will testify before Boozman and other members of the committee.


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