Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Pelosi: Obama's on his own to win money for Afghan buildup

Pelosi: Obama's on his own to win money for Afghan buildup

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/80769.html


And we all know Nancy wears the pants on the Hill.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that it's up to President Barack Obama to persuade reluctant Democrats to fund his Afghanistan troop buildup — his most important foreign policy initiative — because she has no plans to do so herself.

Pelosi's reluctance to lobby for an Afghan surge appropriation reflects the deep divisions within the Democratic Party over Obama's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan.

That, coupled with lukewarm public support