McChrystal wrote in a report in August that a `` failure to gain the initiative and reverse insurgent momentum in the near-term ( next 12 months ) -- while Afghan security capacity matures -- risks an outcome where defeating the insurgency is no longer possible . '' 30,000 troops to be deployed within six months , President Obama says . Obama : More troops would quicken transfer of responsibility to Afghanistan . Obama wants most U.S. troops out of Afghanistan in 3 years , officials say . President : The Taliban is a terrorist organization that has attacked our forces and civilians alike.
30,000 troops to be deployed within six months , President Obama says . Obama : More troops would quicken transfer of responsibility to Afghanistan . Obama wants most U.S. troops out of Afghanistan in 3 years , officials say . President : The Taliban is a terrorist organization that has attacked our forces and civilians alike.