Gates tells the Senate Armed Services Committee that the U.S. will increase the number of troops in Afghanistan dramatically this spring.
"There is little doubt that our greatest military challenge right now is Afghanistan," ... "President Obama has made it clear that the Afghanistan theater should be our top overseas military priority" -- Robert Gates
Afghanistan Is Top US Priority: Pentagon Chief -- Yahoo News/AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Afghanistan now poses "the greatest military challenge" to the United States, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday as he predicted "a long and difficult fight".
Gates said there have not been enough troops to provide security in the most dangerous parts of the country so the new administration of President Barack Obama was considering an increase in US forces there.
"There is little doubt that our greatest military challenge right now is Afghanistan," Gates said. "President Obama has made it clear that the Afghanistan theatre should be our top military priority."
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