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Change! US To Delay Adding Troops To Afghanistan
Ace of Spades HQ —
Change! US To Delay Adding Troops To Afghanistan Um, I seem to remember a certain candidate for President beating up on a then President about the need to focus on Afghanistan and add resources to the fight there. Things change. ABC News has learned that Defense Secretary Robert Gates has decided to delay a decision to send additional troops into Afghanistan until after the Obama administration concludes its ongoing review of the strategy for Afghanistan. The surprising decision comes after the much anticipated proposal to send three additional combat brigades to Afghanistan ...
With polls soft, Gates delays more U.S. troops to Afghan: ABC
Top of the Ticket —
... The alleged reason for the as-yet unannounced delay is the ongoing "reassessment" of its U.S. strategy by the new Obama team. ...
Left Out In The Cold … No Additional Troops For Afghanistan And Supply Line Cut Off
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
ABC News:
Gates Delays Troop Decision
ABC News’ Luis Martinez reports: ABC News has learned that Defense Secretary Robert Gates has decided to delay a decision to send additional troops into Afghanistan until after the Obama administration concludes its ongoing review of the strategy for Afghanistan.
The surprising decision comes after the much anticipated proposal to send three additional combat brigades to Afghanistan — or 17,000 troops as reported by ABC News last week — was presented to Secretary Gates ...
What Is The Mission In Afghanistan?
Wonk Room —
... This morning’s news that Defense Secretary Gates has delayed the decision to send an additional 17,000 troops to Afghanistan “until President Obama decides what force levels he wants” provides an opportunity to ask some important questions about the U.S. involvement there. Many here in the United States are calling on the Obama administration to “ ...
Obama reconsidering Afghanistan surge?
Think Progress —
... ” to Afghanistan last week. But on Friday, ABC News reported that Defense Secretary Robert Gates was deferring a decision on whether to send more more troops “until President Obama decides what force levels he wants.” The Pentagon has presented a proposal to send three additional brigades — 17,000 troops. The U.K. ...
US To Send 10,000 More Troops To Afghanistan
Ace of Spades HQ —
US To Send 10,000 More Troops To Afghanistan Just two weeks after there were reports that the Obama administration would delay any decisions on increasing troop levels in Afghanistan, the administration is ...
