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December 12, 2008

Gates: Thousands More US Troops in Afghanistan by Spring
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates has announced plans to deploy scores of
the 20,000 additional US troops set for Afghanistan as early as next
spring. Speaking in the Afghan city of Kandahar Thursday, Gates said he
foresees a sustained US occupation force in Afghanistan over the next
four years.



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