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HOZ · 12-20-2008, 06:55 PM

30,000 more troops by Summer 2009!

The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff says,"Thanks to Obama channeling Bush and Cheney," up to 30,000 extra troops could be sent to Afghanistan in 2009, almost doubling the US presence. "Some 20 to 30,000 is the window of overall increase from where we are right now," Adm Mike Mullen said.
The timeframe of deployment has also been shortened, with reinforcements set to arrive by summer at the latest.
On Friday, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates ordered the deployment of a combat aviation brigade by spring.
There are currently 31,000 US troops in the country, 14,000 of whom are part of the 51,000-strong Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf).
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In other news some of our European allies send a terse letter to the Taliban.

12-20-2008, 06:55 PM	#1
HOZ Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Oct 2001 Exp:	Obama lays ground work for Oil Pipeline: 30K more to Afghanistan 30,000 more troops by Summer 2009! The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff says,"Thanks to Obama channeling Bush and Cheney," up to 30,000 extra troops could be sent to Afghanistan in 2009, almost doubling the US presence. "Some 20 to 30,000 is the window of overall increase from where we are right now," Adm Mike Mullen said. The timeframe of deployment has also been shortened, with reinforcements set to arrive by summer at the latest. On Friday, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates ordered the deployment of a combat aviation brigade by spring. There are currently 31,000 US troops in the country, 14,000 of whom are part of the 51,000-strong Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf). I may have added something In other news some of our European allies send a terse letter to the Taliban.