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Pentagon Holds Secret Afghan War Games

Mullen leads exercise to assess effects of troop surge

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 26, 2009 6:06 AM CDT

(Newser) – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, led a secret war game earlier this month to assess the Obama administration's options in Afghanistan, including a 44,000-troop surge. A team of military leaders used Gen. Stanley McChrystal's analysis to examine how... Read full story »

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Pentagon Holds Secret Afghan War Games

Mullen leads exercise to assess effects of troop surge

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