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| Obama will send 34,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan |
| 2009-11-24 |
| President Barack Obama met Monday evening with his national security team to finalize a plan to dispatch some 34,000 additional U.S. troops over the next year to what he's called "a war of necessity" in Afghanistan , U.S. officials told McClatchy. Obama is expected to announce his long-awaited decision on Dec. 1 , followed by meetings on Capitol Hill aimed at winning congressional support amid opposition by some Democrats who are worried about the strain on the U.S. Treasury and whether Afghanistan has become a quagmire, the officials said. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #5 WORLD NEWS/TOPIX > US MAY SEND ONE BRIGADE A QUARTER TO AFGHANISTAN [4Q per annum = 4 new Brigades a yarn]??? VARIOUS POSTERS > OBAMA'S NEW TROOPS PLAN WILL INVOLV DEPLOYING VIRTUALLY EVERY BRIGADE = ARMY-MAR INFDIVS in to the AFGHAN + AFPAK WAR ZONES??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-11-24 22:50 |
| #4 Is this a leak or a trial balloon? |
| Posted by: James 2009-11-24 20:51 |
| #3 See also STARS-N-STRIPES > PAKISTAN FEARS AN INFLUX OF MILITANTS [new recruits for Militant Groups + escalation of violence iff US-NATO choose option to send more troops to AFPAK region]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-11-24 19:14 |
| #2 They will probably help pack. |
| Posted by: Kelly 2009-11-24 13:25 |
| #1 The U.S. officials all spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the issue publicly and because, one official said, the White House is incensed by leaks on its Afghanistan policy that didn't originate in the White House . - This leak sprung within five minutes of the end of the meeting. - Interesting that the White House is only upset by leaks that don't originate in the White House. |
| Posted by: DoDo 2009-11-24 11:15 |