Bambi to increase Afghanistan contingent by 12000

[eek.]

Bambi to increase Afghanistan contingent by 12000+

lol lol lol lol lol

...and that's just the official count.


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There are already about 34,000 US troops serving in Afghanistan

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President Barack Obama is expected to announce on Tuesday the deployment of an extra 12,000 US troops to Afghanistan, US defence officials say.
The troops could be sent before warmer weather brings an expected increase in fighting, the officials said.
US commanders in Afghanistan have requested an increase of 30,000 troops.
The US already has about 14,000 troops serving with a Nato-led mission. There are also 19,000 US troops under sole US command fighting Taleban insurgents. <!-- E SF -->About 8,000 marines are to be sent and 4,000 army soldiers, US officials have said ahead of the expected official announcement by President Obama. The announcement would be the major deployment of troops under Mr Obama, and comes as the White House is conducting a review of US policy in Afghanistan.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7895951.stm

 

[Willie99]

lather, rinse, repeat

 

[ScottL]

Anyone else notice how much different Obama looked when he emerged from his first intelligence briefing. I'd wager what he saw would cause many to make a Right turn.

 

[rollywood]

lol lol lol lol lol

...and that's just the official count.


<TABLE class=storycontent cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=2>Obama 'to increase Afghan troops'



</TD></TR><TR><TD class=storybody><!-- S BO --><!-- S IIMA --><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=226 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>

There are already about 34,000 US troops serving in Afghanistan


</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- E IIMA --><!-- S SF -->
President Barack Obama is expected to announce on Tuesday the deployment of an extra 12,000 US troops to Afghanistan, US defence officials say.
The troops could be sent before warmer weather brings an expected increase in fighting, the officials said.
US commanders in Afghanistan have requested an increase of 30,000 troops.
The US already has about 14,000 troops serving with a Nato-led mission. There are also 19,000 US troops under sole US command fighting Taleban insurgents. <!-- E SF -->About 8,000 marines are to be sent and 4,000 army soldiers, US officials have said ahead of the expected official announcement by President Obama. The announcement would be the major deployment of troops under Mr Obama, and comes as the White House is conducting a review of US policy in Afghanistan.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7895951.stm

somebody has to watch over the opium fields,dont they?

 

[eek.]

Completely pointless being out there.

Apart from the gung-ho marine types, no one benefits.

 

[rollywood]

Completely pointless being out there.

Apart from the gung-ho marine types, no one benefits.

actually a lot of people benefit.oil companies who want that pipeline built from the caspian sea.trillions of dollars at stake.also the opium trade.lots of money there too.

 

[eek.]

Give the money we'd spend on troops to the Afghans.

Old Pakistani proverb.
You can't conquer Afghanistan, but you can buy the place.

Completely pointless being out there, Afghanistan is the land of the well stuffed brown envelope.
(like washington)