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Afghanistan: more troops may not be the answer says Obama adviser

There are around 67,000 American troops in Afghanistan. Other nations, mainly Nato allies of the US, have some 42,000 troops in the country Photo: GEOFF PUGH National security adviser James Jones warned that extra troops could just be "swallowed up" Full Article at The Telegraph

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  1. Barack Obama
  2. Robert Gates
  3. White House

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  1. Generals always ask for more troops
    General James L Jones – General James L Jones SOURCE: The Telegraph 2 weeks ago
  2. Generals always ask for more troops
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  1. Canadian diplomat David Mulroney prepares to testify before the House of Commons special committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 26, 2009.
  2. MATAKHAN, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 26: SGT James Hargrove of Savannah, GA, a cook with Blackfoot Company of the Army's 1st Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, prepares Thanksgiving dinner November 26, 2009 in Matakhan, Afghanistan.
  3. MATAKHAN, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 26: SPC John Dever of Chicago, Illinois with Blackfoot Company Army's 1st Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment has Thanksgiving dinner while standing watch in a guard tower November 26, 2009 in Matakhan, Afghanistan.
  4. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 26: Afghan men look for business at the animal market ahead of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha on November 26, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  5. ROME - NOVEMBER 25: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (not in frame) greets NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during a meeting in Palazzo Chigi, on November 25, 2009 in Rome, Italy. The meeting focused on NATO military alliance involvement in Afghanistan and in the Balkans.
  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: A student takes part in a protest organised by the 'Stop the War Coalition', demanding that UK troops be withdrawn from Afghanistan, in Parliament Square on November 25, 2009 in London, England.
  7. TRURO, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Widow Christina Schmid stands with a bouquet of flowers as the coffin of her husband, Olaf Schmid is placed in a hearse after a service at Truro Cathedral on November 24, 2009 in Truro, England.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 23: U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke speaks during a briefing at the State Department November 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. Holbrooke briefed the media on State Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's recent trip to Afghanistan.
  9. KHOST, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 22: Members of the medical team from the 452nd Combat Support Hospital work on a wounded American soldier in the trauma unit at Sunday Olawande Memorial Hospital on forward operating base Salerno November 22, 2009 in Khost, Afghanistan.

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  2. Robert Gates Robert Gates
  3. White House White House
  4. NATO NATO
  5. Stanley A. McChrystal Stanley A. McChrystal
  6. U.S. Republican Party U.S. Republican Party