The top military commander in Afghanistan has warned in a confidentialassessment of the war that he needs more troops within next year or else the conflict “will likely result in failure”. The grim assessment is contained in a 66-page report that the US commander, Gen Stanley McChrystal, submitted to Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Aug 30 and which is now under review by President Obama and his top national security advisers. In another significant observation, the US commander in Afghanist ...
