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2009-10-14 Afghanistan

US Deploys 13,000 Extra Troops to Afghanistan

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Posted by Fred 2009-10-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Just a little more then a quarter of what was requested only proves that the US Military is doing more with less.

Posted by Sarge Reports 2009-10-14 02:23|| 2009-10-14 02:23|| Front Page Top

#2 "More than 40,000" > OTOH COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG = TOP TROOP REQUEST EXCEEDS 60,000.

* SAME > AFGHAN HEZBOLLAH? BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR....

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2009-10-14 03:11|| na]">[na] 2009-10-14 03:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Sounds like it's a nod to the administration faction that wanted humanitarian-assistance rather than combat troops.

Posted by Pappy 2009-10-14 12:36|| 2009-10-14 12:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Better get things quieted before sending in support personnel. But that would mean more combat troops. Hey Obama they won't take away your Nobel Peace prize--you already got it.

Posted by JohnQC 2009-10-14 16:25|| 2009-10-14 16:25|| Front Page Top

#5 The State Department and the various NGOs were supposed to take care of this, along with the various NATO states that refuse to send actual troops. Unfortunately, that hasn't happened to the Department of Defence had to take up the slack. The sad thing is, they'll probably do a much better job than the professionals who aren't there.

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