Obama Considers "Hybrid" Afghanistan Solution, Compromise Would Combine Troops, Trainers to Boost Local Military

“President Barack Obama on Wednesday will consider a new compromise plan for adding troops to Afghanistan that would deploy 30,000 to 35,000 new forces, including as many as 10,000 military trainers, over the next year or more.” The amount of time that has passed since this decision needed to be made is astounding.