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Military Chief: US Doesn’t Have Enough Troops To Send To Afghanistan on The Huffington Post

Friday, July 4th, 2008

From The Washington Post: The nation's top military officer said yesterday that more U.S. troops are needed in Afghanistan to tamp down an increasingly violent insurgency, but that the Pentagon does not have sufficient forces to send because they are committed to the war in ...

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Pentagon extends tour of Marines in Afghanistan

Friday, July 4th, 2008

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. ADVERTISEMENT The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in the volatile south, will stay an extra 30 days and come home in ...

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