US Afghanistan envoy Gen Karl W. Eikenberry urges Barack Obama to do something that would never please Gen Stanley McChrystal, the Nato commander in the country. Gen Karl W. Eikenberry is against the gush of 40,000 more troops to join existing 68,000 in Afghanistan.

A recent U.S report suggests that the ambassador for the United States in Kabul (Afghanistan) Gen. Karl Eikenberry has pushed President Barack Obama to re-think over the issue of reinforcement of troops in Afghanistan. Gen. Karl who also happened to be among the top military commanders in war-hit Afghan territory, suggested to Obama that under the circumstances, it wouldn’t be any good to send more troops there.

According to the present statistics, there are as many as 68,000 troops all over the Afghan war regions already whereas the Nato commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal has recently demanded for additional 40,000 soldiers be sent there on urgent grounds. In support of his suggestion the Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Jock Stirrup alongside countless politicians and other concerned high ranked military officials, has constantly been pushing for an urgent action and immediately reply to his request.

In other words, Gen. Karl W. Eikenberry seems to have aroused a negative opinion against him through his remarks. Gen. Karl has reportedly shown deep concern over the reinforcements and considers it unnecessary as the Taliban rebellion and corruption in Kabul is already being taken good care of. No one seems to be pleased with his remarks especially Gen. Stanley as it was his calculation, keeping in view the prevailing circumstances out there in the battlefield. There’s some word that Sir Jock Stirrup have strictly criticized the Washington office over the delay in reply.

Just a month ago the atmosphere was more than hot over the issue of alternative plans of reduction of troops when the head of the British Army, General Sir David Richards’ rejection to the same displeased Vice-president Joe Biden. Gen. Karl sent his ‘thoughts’ to Obama last week suggesting that reinforcements of troops would only have adverse effects.

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