Since President Donald Trump first announced his new strategy for the war in Afghanistan in August with a vow to focus on “killing terrorists” rather than “nation building,” it has remained unclear exactly how many U.S. forces will be involved in that effort. Now a clearer picture is beginning to emerge: the Associated Press reports that the number of U.S. military personnel could reach nearly 16,000 in 2018, more than what the Department of Defense had previously projected and almost double what the official number was at the beginning of this year.
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4 comments:
the word "more" is missing
Thanks Anon, it has been corrected.
I'm still not understanding this. Afghanistan is not strategic at all. Why are we spending money, blood and stretching our forces for just that?
"jac said...
I'm still not understanding this. Afghanistan is not strategic at all. Why are we spending money, blood and stretching our forces for just that?"
Because even though we are heading for another lost war there are those, especially at the Pentagon, that won't admit it. And now our people pay for that arrogance and hubris.
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