Reuters Alert Net 2 weeks ago

Obama adviser urges caution on extra Afghan troops

BERLIN, Nov 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's national security adviser, James Jones, has said there is no guarantee that sending extra troops to Afghanistan would solve NATO's problems, and that they could just be "swallowed up". Full Article at Reuters Alert Net

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  1. Generals always ask for more troops
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  1. Maj. Joe Boland (R) plays with his son Markus Boland, 4, after arriving at Edmonton Garrison from Afghanistan November 24, 2009. Family and friends on Tuesday welcomed home the last group of Edmonton-based soldiers returning from Afghanistan, at Edmonton Garrison.
  2. Gen. Dowlat Kahn (R), provincial head of the Afghan Nation Police (ANP) for Paktiki Province discusses regional security issues with Battalion Commander for 1st Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment Lt. Col.
  3. TRURO, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Widow Christina Schmid stands with a bouquet of flowers as watches the coffin of her husband, Olaf Schmid, after a service at Truro Cathedral on November 24, 2009 in Truro, England.
  4. U.S. President Barack Obama and India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) are pictured among candlelight after they made a toast during a State Dinner in a giant tent on the South Lawn of the White House, November 24, 2009.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 24: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L), accompanied by U.S. President Barack Obama (R), listens to the Indian national anthem as they participate in a state arrival ceremony in the East Room of the White House November 24, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 23: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (L) listens along with Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke (R) and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (2L) as U.S. President Barack Obama (2R) speaks at a cabinet meeting as at the White House on November 23, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 23: U.S. President Barack Obama smiles at an event highlighting initiatives designed to boost science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on November 23, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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