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August 3, 2009

Gen. McChrystal to Push for Another Troop Surge in Afghanistan
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The top US commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley Mc Chrystal, is
preparing to recommend a further escalation of the war. President Obama
has already sent an additional 21,000 troops to Afghanistan, but Mc
Chystal is expected to say thousands of more troops are needed.



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