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Old 06-22-2010, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Danzig View Post
i am still at work, and will read the article in its entirety at home. i just remember, back when extra troops were requested, obama didn't grant everything that the general asked for at that time.
Basically McChrystal said he needed 40,000 more troops.
The administration responded by launching a review of the entire Afghanistan strategy.
At the end of the review the administration embraced most - but not all - of McChrystal's strategy and sent roughly 30,000 more troops to the region.

miraja2's suggestion to pull all the troops out and leave Afghanistan was ignored completely.
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