From Reuters:
WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates could approve plans for a major build-up of U.S. forces in Afghanistan before President-elect Barack Obama takes office on Jan. 20, officials say.
Faced with an intensifying Taliban insurgency, U.S. military planners are working to identify a prospective force of more than 20,000 combat and support troops requested by commanders in Afghanistan, mainly for duty in the poppy-growing South, where the need for more Western forces is greatest.
Some estimates have called for a U.S. force as large as 30,000 troops, officials say, similar in size to the 2007 surge of U.S. forces in Iraq that is credited with helping drive violence levels there down sharply.
Meanwhile, Obama's repeated call for more U.S. forces for the war has led the Pentagon to expect little resistance from the incoming administration, officials said.
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My Comment: I very much doubt that Sec. of Defense Gates would implement a policy without the A-OK from the incoming Obama Administration. This not only apply to Afghanistan, but for almost all Defense related issues.
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