RETIRED ARMY GENERAL PREDICTS 300 TO 500 U.S. CASUALTIES A MONTH IN AFGHANISTAN

Thursday 07 January 2010
by: Mary Susan Littlepage, t r u t h o u t Report

(Photo: Lance Cpl. John McCall / isafmedia)

The US could see as many as 300 to 500 soldiers killed and wounded per month in Afghanistan as 30,000 additional troops are sent to the country to launch a major offensive against insurgents, retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey said in a recent report.


McCaffrey, who is currently a professor of international affairs at the US Military Academy at West Point, said the surge will cost taxpayers about $300 billion due to a larger US presence. McCaffrey has visited Afghanistan numerous times since 2003 to assess the security situation on the ground

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