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Obama to Send 30K Troops; Home By 2011

President explains US troop surge at West Point

By Will McCahill, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 1, 2009 7:35 PM CST | Updated Dec 1, 2009 7:55 PM CST

(Newser) – Saying that “Afghanistan is not lost, but for several years it has moved backwards,” President Obama explained his decision tonight to send 30,000 more US troops there. Speaking at the US Military Academy in West Point, NY, he told the cadets in... Read full story »

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Obama to Send 30K Troops; Home By 2011

President explains US troop surge at West Point

Taliban • Pakistan • al-Qaeda • Afghanistan war • West Point • President Obama • cadets • US Military Academy • Afghanistan troop build up • President Obama speech

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