Sunday, November 29, 2009

WASHINGTON POST: 9,000 TROOPS WILL DEPLOY TO AFGHANISTAN DAYS AFTER OBAMA'S SPEECH ON TUESDAY


The Washington Post is reporting just days after President Obama addresses the nation on Tuesday night on his long anticipated plan for Afghanistan that 9,000 U.S. troops will deploy to southern Afghanistan.

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Washington Post:
KABUL -- Days after President Obama outlines his new war strategy in a speech Tuesday, as many as 9,000 Marines will begin deploying to southern Afghanistan to renew an assault on a Taliban stronghold that stalled earlier this year amid a troop shortage and political pressure from the Afghan government, senior U.S. officials said.
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