February 18, 2009 10:48 AM
Obama orders 17,000 troops to Afghanistan - where are the peaceniks now?
So it seems fair to surmise that the fierce opposition to the war in Iraq - embraced by countless movie stars and personalities given generous coverage by our Mainstream Media - was simply because it was "Bush's war." If it's Obama's war, then it's okay and off-limits for criticism? Where is the outrage from Cindy Sheehan and all those people behaving badly wherever Bush went?Doesn't it seem like we are Through the Looking Glass?
Obama OKs about 17,000 more troops for AfghanistanFeb 17, 4:52 PM (ET)
By ANNE GEARANWASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has approved adding about 17,000 U.S. troops for the flagging war in Afghanistan, administration, defense and congressional officials said Tuesday.
The Obama administration is expected to announce on Tuesday that it will send one additional Army brigade and an unknown number of Marines to Afghanistan this spring and summer. Officials spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of the official announcement.
About 8,000 Marines are expected to go in first, followed by about 9,000 Army troops.
The new forces represent the first installment on a larger influx of U.S. forces widely expected this year. Obama's decision would get several thousand troops in place in time for the increase in fighting that usually comes with warmer weather and ahead of national elections in August.
The additional forces partly answer a standing request from the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David McKiernan, who has sought as many as 30,000 additional U.S. forces to counter the resurgence of the Taliban militants and protect Afghan civilians.
The United States has slightly more than 30,000 troops in Afghanistan now.
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