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Pentagon delays troop surge request for Afghanistan

Source: Press TV

Kabul : Afghanistan | 2 months ago

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Morrell said that the request which might call for as many as 40,000 troops could be revised if the Obama administration changes its strategy. President Barack Obama, who has already admitted that he is "skeptical" about the success of a troop surge strategy, has started a review of "counterinsurgency"...

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