U.S. Commander of Afghanistan only talked to Obama once

The military general credited for capturing Saddam Hussein and killing the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq says he has only spoken to President Obama once since taking command of Afghanistan. http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/back-story/2009/sep/28/us-commander-of-afghanistan-only-talked-to-obama-o/

This article is the most disturbing part of this whole debate on whether to increase troop strength in Afghanistan as requested by Gen Stanley McChrystal, the current ground commander in Afghanistan. In an interview on CBS 60 Minutes, General McChrystal was asked how many times you had spoken with the president. He has spoken with him once in 70 days! American troops are fighting and dying in Afghanistan and the president has only spoken with him once! If this was the previous administration you know for a fact there would be such an uproar and hearings would definitely be going on by the Congress. Where is the outrage that General McCrystal sent his assessment to the President on August 29th, with the president still reviewing it and only convened his National Security team just little more than once? Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has Gen. McChrystal’s troop request but Secretary Gates is holding on to it for now. What is the wait! Rigorous debate is needed as to make sure we implement the right strategy, but what is the administration waiting on! Politics is playing out at the expense of our troops!