Against the assessment of his national security adviser, the president will reportedly increase the U.S. military footprint in Afghanistan by 34,000 in 2010.
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Obama ‘Leaning Toward’ 34,000 U.S. Troop Increase in Afghanistan
Posted: 8 November 2009 by Editors in Af-Pak War, Political ScienceTags: Af-Pak War, Afghan surge, Afghanistan, Ahmed Wali Karzai, Bernard Kouchner, Bush Amdinistration, CNAS, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, Craig Murray, David Ignatius, drug trafficking, Fareed Zakaria, fascism, human rights, international law, ISAF, James Jones, Jonathan Landay, Kandahar Strike Force, law, libertarian, McClatchy, Middle East, Nancy Youssef, NATO, natural gas, Newspeak, Obama, opium, Pakistan, PNAC, Stanley McChrystal, terrorism, Thomas Friedman, Thomas Ricks, UNODC, US, War, War on Terror, Zbigniew Brzezinski
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