A Shift In Tone

Our military push will secure the August elections in Afghanistan,Mr.Obama pointed out.At the same time,we will shift emphasis to training Afghan security forces.The additional U.S. troops,to eventually total an augmentation of 21,000,have already increased our training capacity.Every American unit will be partnered with an Afghan unit in this push to turn security over to Afghan forces.The Afghan economy is undercut by a booming narcotics trade.We need to send more agriculture specialists,engineers and lawyers.There must be a substantial increase in civilians on the ground from us and our allies,as well as the UN.Our efforts will fail if we don't invest in the Afghans' future.Aid saves us an enormous amount of money in the long run,the President explained.