Afghanistan: Send more troops soon or wait?

St. Paul, Minn. — Gen. Stanley McChrystal will submit a troop request for Afghanistan next week to the Obama administration.

The request was said to be delayed because of McChrystal's leaked predictions that violence would continue to escalate in Afghanistan unless more troops were sent.

Some worry the Obama administration is pulling back from previous support for the war.

Guests

• Rajiv Chandrasekaran: Associate editor, Washington Post. He's the author of "Imperial Life in the Emerald City," the 2006 account of life in Baghdad's Green Zone.
• Brian Katulis: Senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
• Ronald Neumann: Former ambassador to Afghanistan from 2005-2007. He's currently the president of The American Academy of Diplomacy. He's the author of "The Other War: Winning and Losing in Afghanistan," out in October.

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• Report: More troops needed for Afghan war success
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Resources

• Rajiv Chandrasekaran's articles for the Washington Post
• About Brian Katulis
• About Ronald Neuman