Tougher Decision?

" Earnings Julie Tracy it will not speed up the president's decision that from the White House after -- cards I was declared the next president of Afghanistan. The Afghan election commission scrapping a -- slated for this weekend after the challenger Abdullah Abdullah decided to drop out of the race. President Obama was waiting to see what the Afghan government looked like before deciding on sending more troops to the war torn country but advisers say this latest latest development. Will not make his decision any easier he's here Judith Miller is a Fox News contributor she joins me now in the newsroom. Welcome thank you very much for being here because of all but today Robert Gibbs secretary gets that first vote yes they do recognize -- Karzai is a legitimate leader. But Afghanistan Iraq not a big surprise -- let's say that and then in the sense that some earlier -- in Chicago election contests are legitimate -- and yes there was huge problem. They had hoped for a run off. They had hoped that the runoff would give them the time that they needed to evaluate their options. Now they're not gonna have that time but they're gonna take it anyway I got some emails from folks -- a lot of peoples of the same thing -- that there are reading all the news reports. And they said the report saying that you know cars I was receiving congratulations from. Western countries including the United States sort of surprising to them that because they thought they the -- had fallen out of favor with the United States it's not surprising they would give congratulations in the situation isn't."

" I think that the United States has stuck with Karzai he's now their candidate he's been the candidate from the beginning he's been president from the beginning. -- had hoped to I think that's. -- would reach out to Abdallah Abdallah and say let's form a coalition government must include the minorities. And the Pashtun because Karzai's attach -- body hasn't gotten that. He says I stole it fair and square -- million votes for discounted but he still has. 49%. Of the vote. Abdullah Abdullah figured out that even in -- he couldn't win. So why go through that agony for those folks who haven't been paying strict attention to what's been going on in Afghanistan as far as the election goes kind of explain give us a little explainer. As to why cutting Karzai had fallen out of favor with the United States have really fallen out of favor with the United States because he'd fallen out of favor with the Afghan people why spending too much time at the Taylor and not a tough time. Dealing with the problems of Afghanistan he's supposed to be standing on why aren't snappy Dresser he's a huge lead at the great Dresser and I would go to a ball with him any time but do I want him as president first fortunately it's not my decision -- the Afghan people who didn't turn out and great -- to vote for him. Even if the Taliban -- of that they would they would attack anything exactly so anybody who turned out really believed strongly. In casting a vote and Abdullah Abdullah decided he didn't want to put his people through that again so he withdrew and by the way this all. -- serves his infamous. Because the parliamentary elections -- next year. When he wants to be the leader of the opposition. Until almost surely will be closed the sale of -- people says this ruling does not really -- After El -- do you think that there's a chance that this could still be contesting don't think he's going to do that I -- the election the election commission has decided he is legitimate -- is going to govern the country the United States is gonna have to deal with -- now the -- is. Can the United States pressure him enough. To start getting rid of some of the corruption and start to do the right thing for his people because it's not. We're gonna be stuck with the worst of all worlds which is. And president who has no legitimacy at home police -- was not delivering that is perceived as being the American candidate. That's going to be a very bad place President Obama has been a lightning rod issue for President Obama was about this whole turmoil surrounding. Sending troops to Afghanistan general of the crystal saying we need them. It has some delays if you colosio criticizing the crystal all sorts of things going on now we're hearing today according to secretary gives this decision will be made for weeks there are a lot of men and women serving in the military their families a lot of you folks watching this right now Hussein what are we going to -- yes are now we know what we're not going to hear is that he's reducing the troop presence in Afghanistan until as far as the people over there. They are not coming home they're gonna stay in this fight. -- Obama and it's a very tough decision in the president's defense have to decide how he's got to define victory. How he's gonna measure victory and a when Americans can leave. And if he takes some time and make those decisions because he's already done one strategic review that he's now being forced to due to again for a second time. He doesn't want have to go through this a third time he wants to take his time. And make the best decision he can't his options are not -- not an easy this is it an island that is very much for joining us thank pitching prospects -- turns."