For the past 90 days, President Obama has been hammered by opponents on the right who claim he’s taken too long to announce his plan for the war in Afghanistan. In his speech at West Point this evening, Obama said the entire debate was unfounded. Obama’s plan dispatches 30,000 additional troops to the conflict starting in January — the earliest deployment date called for by his generals, he said.
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