Obama plans 20,000 troop surge to Afghanistan
 

The President-Elect's intention to shift the focus of the fight against terrorism to Afghanistan has been bolstered by Robert Gates agreement to stay on as Defence Secretary.
Mr Gates is a strong believer in an Afghan surge, which would not only put thousands more boots on the ground but involve negotiations with malleable branches of the Taliban.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...an-effort.html

Re: Obama plans 20,000 troop surge to Afghanistan
 

holy shiz thats gonna cause some drama, they should know the war on terror is like the war on drugs.

Re: Obama plans 20,000 troop surge to Afghanistan
 

yesterday afternoon, the cbc reported that 10,000 troops were slated for afghanistan. in any case, that's a lot of soldiers. i'm guessing that a draft is on the way in the states.
the numbers will have to come from somewhere.