Saturday, February 21, 2009

Obama Nixed Full Afghan Surge After Quizzing Brass

by Gareth Porter

"......Obama now faces the prospect that the Joint Chiefs will renew their support for McKiernan's request for the remaining 13,000 troops next month. And if the full 30,000 troop increase proves to be insufficient, he is likely to face further requests later on for "urgent reinforcements." "

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