Compromise Position?

" The Associated Press reporting at this hour President Obama met with his national security team and rejected all four options on Afghanistan. And with president Obama's nine day trip to Asia looming. His decision will be postponed even further so why is this why is the delay in the decision putting our troops in harm's way or is it. Joining us right now lieutenant James Stanley managing director of the institute for the study of war which produced the documentary this surge the untold story. The assistant professor Georgetown University Christine Fair. First off lieutenant do you believe that a surge in Afghanistan we'll have the same success that the surge in Iraq had. Good morning well its -- call to apply the template directly we know from our city counterinsurgency that every situation is unique. So it can't be applied exactly but we certainly learned a great many lessons from the search Iraq. And I am certain that it would be helpful to follow a similar path in Afghanistan Christi -- not pulling out the president made that clear. Where how shall we move forward."

" One actually in favor of perhaps a hybrid plan you know we we tend to focus upon that you discussions scaling them up scaling them down. The that's really the only metric that we have control over. EC coming out of the White House as well as an -- McChrystal planning even the embassy in Kabul. They were really beginning to understand that if the corruption -- the Afghan government it's really a great perimeter. For example even something as basic and elementary is our training of the Afghan National Police. Those efforts are completely undermined by the corruption in Kabul so we really can't get away from this corruption issue and the fact that we have very little leverage over Karzai. And I think in many ways that we'll over determine the outcome I think incidentally the logic that we have to win -- I've got a plan to stabilize pockets son. Exactly in avert our national security interests Pakistan has far more scary represents far more security threat and it got us I never -- to."

" What did the same people they just keep going back and forth in my right lieutenant. -- yeah not entirely -- how -- chaos sand -- That's actually not not the case entirely. Much of the insurgency EC in Afghanistan is in fact the local insurgency. They are the local people who are are fighting for purposes they're not these transnational terrorist networks. There is movement between the borders especially in the south. And in. And that that movement does occur in all the other ethnic ties to connect the people of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They're not entirely the same group of people we have two major warlords as well as the Taliban combining to fight against the Karzai government so at this hour we know one thing for certain -- in a delay of game. Christine is that good news for."

" Body. Well -- the bad news either. I think before we rush to send in 40000 troops who should be asking what could be affected those 40000 troops can actually -- In the context of the corruption and I wouldn't go back to the point the Afghan Taliban are not the same as the pocket front Alapont. And because we lose we need -- I'm so extensively to sent to basically provide logistical. Support to the war in Afghanistan we're actually very much restricted and our ability to put pressure on Pakistan and Ry which by the way -- city -- trying to -- directly and."

" But for seven years have been trading in Pakistan and moving forward into Afghanistan. Meanwhile -- tennis final a final thoughts about the delay his game that is affecting the operation. It every every moment that goes by and were were less able to conducting operations have been handed down its mandate but commander and chief. And it's important mentioned although there's not as much a cross border movement as people might think the quite -- certainly does operate in both areas in the -- Connie network. Supports insurgent and terrorist operations across the border -- We might be able to -- lieutenant James Stanley Christine Fair thank you very much meanwhile straight."