WASHINGTON (Oct. 27) -- Sen. John McCain called on President Barack Obama to make a decision quickly on sending additional troops to Afghanistan, saying U.S allies are nervous and military commanders are frustrated.
McCain said in a nationally broadcast interview Wednesday that the war policy in Afghanistan "has been reviewed time and again" and that it's now time to act.
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Sen. John McCain, R- Ariz., said the White House should act now on troop levels in Afghanistan.
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Interviewed on CBS' "The Early Show," the Arizona Republican said the drawn-out decision-making process on Afghanistan "is not helpful to our effort" in the war-torn nation.
On Tuesday, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama will announce his next step "in the coming weeks," a phrase he has used before.
