Obama plans 20,000 troop surge to Afghanistan

apple · 11-27-2008, 11:54 PM

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

FrostyMcunicron · 12-11-2008, 07:12 AM

holy shiz thats gonna cause some drama, they should know the war on terror is like the war on drugs.

oldpaganfreak · 12-12-2008, 09:52 PM

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.

11-27-2008, 11:54 PM	#1
apple Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 21	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
FrostyMcunicron Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: a box in the inner city w. a slight chance of suburbia New Jersey Posts: 160	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.

12-12-2008, 09:52 PM	#3
oldpaganfreak Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: great northern boreal forest Posts: 440	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.