Obama offers no firm signals on Afghanistan troops (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Tue, 10/06/2009 - 6:21pm

Inside his armored vehicle, Lt.<br /><br />Col. William McCollough, right, from Brainerd, Minn., who is the Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion 5th Marines, talks with Governor of Nawa District Haji Abdul Manaf, left, with the help of a translator, after a meeting with local elders, in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday ruled out shrinking the Afghanistan war to a counterterrorism campaign.

Yet he did not signal whether he is prepared to send any more troops to the war zone — either the 40,000 his top commander wants or a smaller buildup, according to several officials.



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