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11-27-2008, 11:54 PM | #1 |
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Obama plans 20,000 troop surge to Afghanistan
The President-Elect's intention to shift the focus of the fight against terrorism to Afghanistan has been bolstered by Robert Gates agreement to stay on as Defence Secretary.
Mr Gates is a strong believer in an Afghan surge, which would not only put thousands more boots on the ground but involve negotiations with malleable branches of the Taliban. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...an-effort.html |
12-11-2008, 07:12 AM | #2 |
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Re: Obama plans 20,000 troop surge to Afghanistan
holy shiz thats gonna cause some drama, they should know the war on terror is like the war on drugs.
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12-12-2008, 09:52 PM | #3 |
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Re: Obama plans 20,000 troop surge to Afghanistan
yesterday afternoon, the cbc reported that 10,000 troops were slated for afghanistan. in any case, that's a lot of soldiers. i'm guessing that a draft is on the way in the states.
the numbers will have to come from somewhere. |
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