John Mearsheimer

Rather than withdraw, Obama will increase the US military commitment to Afghanistan.

“Of course, President Obama will never do such a thing. Instead, he will increase the American commitment to Afghanistan, just as Lyndon Johnson did in Vietnam in 1965.”

Said on

2 November 2009 · Foreign Policy column (PDF on author's site)

Source

Hollow Victory · Foreign Policy

Should come true

No date given

How sure they sounded

will never / will

Categories

GeopoliticsPolitics

Importance

3 of 5 · US war policy in Afghanistan.

Outcome

Accurate Happened 1 December 2009.

On 1 December 2009 Obama announced 30,000 additional troops for Afghanistan at West Point, increasing rather than withdrawing the US commitment. A troop increase was already under internal review when he wrote, so this was a modest call.

Evidence:

• https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-address-nation-way-forward-afghanistan-and-pakistan