Obama to Sign Pentagon Plan to Send 30,000 More Troops to Afghanistan

Posted on January 13, 2009 by iwilder

from democracynow.org

The Washington Post reports President-elect Barack Obama intends to sign off on Pentagon plans to send up to 30,000 more US troops to Afghanistan, which will nearly double the current US force of 32,000. This comes as there are more signs that the US military is planning to stay in Afghanistan for years to come. The Army is spending up to $4 billion to build new barracks, training areas, headquarters, warehouses and airfields to help the surge in US troops.

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