美国陆军彼得雷乌斯上将说，和两年前美军向伊拉克增兵相比，打击阿富汗反叛分子的进展会较为缓慢。
星期三，担任美国中央司令部司令的彼得雷乌斯将军在国会山作证时说，他完全支持奥巴马总统向阿富汗增兵3万人的决定。
彼得雷乌斯将军说，阿富汗的局势在好转前会变得更加艰难，但是成功是可能的。他说，新政策将让美军在接下来的18个月取得重要进展。
彼得雷乌斯将军星期三和美国驻阿富汗大使艾肯伯里一起在参议院外交委员会出席作证。
艾肯伯里最初质疑增兵的情况。但是星期二在连续第二天就总统新策略接受议员质询时，他重申支持奥巴马总统的新战略。
U.S. Army General David Petraeus says progress against the insurgency in Afghanistan will be slower than during the surge of American forces in Iraq two years ago.
Speaking on Capitol Hill Wednesday, General Petraeus, the commanding general of the U.S. Central Command, said he fully supports President Barack Obama’s decision to deploy an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
General Petraeus said the situation in Afghanistan is likely to get harder before it gets easier, but success is possible. He said the new policy will enable U.S. forces to make important progress over the next 18 months.
The general appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday alongside the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry.
Eikenberry, who previously questioned aspects of a troop buildup, reiterated his support for the president’s new strategy in his second straight day of questioning by lawmakers.