President Obama to send 12,000 US troops to Afghanistan

Enigma · 02-17-09, 05:37 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/...ops/index.html

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"This increase is necessary to stabilize a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, which has not received the strategic attention, direction and resources it urgently requires," Obama said in a written statement.
"The Taliban is resurgent in Afghanistan, and al Qaeda supports the insurgency and threatens America from its safe-haven along the Pakistani border."
Obama added that the troop increase in Afghanistan would be made possible in part by the impending troop drawdown in Iraq.

Onkel Neal · 02-17-09, 05:39 PM

Good move, Obama.

Enigma · 02-17-09, 05:41 PM

agreed.

baggygreen · 02-17-09, 05:44 PM

hooray! now he just needs to do this another 5 times, and the rest of NATO start contributing a few people who can move outside their bases, and problem will be well on the way to fixed

Stealth Hunter · 02-17-09, 05:50 PM

Well at least we're FINALLY going to start leaving Iraq.

Spike88 · 02-17-09, 05:52 PM

I concur that its a good move.

Fr8monkey · 02-17-09, 05:54 PM

'Bout time! We should have sent all the troops we sent to Iraq to Asscrackistan to get the real bad guys.

02-17-09, 05:39 PM	#2
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Good move, Obama. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

02-17-09, 05:41 PM	#3
Enigma The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: At comms depth, obviously. Posts: 1,476 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	agreed. __________________ "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain

02-17-09, 05:54 PM	#7
Fr8monkey Captain Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 518 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	'Bout time! We should have sent all the troops we sent to Iraq to Asscrackistan to get the real bad guys. __________________ NASA's budget in 2011... $19 billion. Result: Hi-resolution images from 127 million miles away. AT&T's budget in 2011... $20 billion. Result: Still can't get any signal from my bathroom.

02-17-09, 05:44 PM	#4
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	hooray! now he just needs to do this another 5 times, and the rest of NATO start contributing a few people who can move outside their bases, and problem will be well on the way to fixed

02-17-09, 05:50 PM	#5
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Well at least we're FINALLY going to start leaving Iraq.

02-17-09, 05:52 PM	#6
Spike88 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 3,052 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	I concur that its a good move.