The US President, during an address to military servicemen and women in Florida has said that he will not rush a decision whether to send thousands of military troops to Afghanistan.The President relayed in his speech at Naval Air Station in Jacksonville: "I will never hesitate to use force to protect the American people or our vital interests, I also promise you this - and this is very important as we consider our next steps in Afghanistan,"
He further added, "I will never rush the solemn decision of sending you into harm's way .I won't risk your lives unless it is absolutely necessary, and if it is necessary, we will back you up. This address came after the meeting on future military strategy in Afghanistan by the bipartisan war council. The US president is considering whether to agree to a reported request by the senior commander of US and Nato forces in Afghanistan to have 40,000 US military troops sent to the country to fight over on resurgent fighters linked to the Taliban and al-Qaeda.
Source:aljazeera
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