Nato needs to change its strategy in Afghanistan, says Anthony Cordesman, a military adviser
Michael Evans, Defence Editor
The United States should send up to 45,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, a senior adviser to the American commander in Kabul has told
The Times.
Anthony Cordesman, an influential American academic who is a member of a team that has been advising General Stanley McChrystal, now in charge of Nato forces in Afghanistan, also said that to deal with the threat from the Taleban the size of the Afghan National Army might have to increase to 240,000.
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Another 45,000 US troops needed in Afghanistan, military adviser says
Nato needs to change its strategy in Afghanistan, says Anthony Cordesman, a military adviser
Anthony Cordesman, an influential American academic who is a member of a team that has been advising General Stanley McChrystal, now in charge of Nato forces in Afghanistan, also said that to deal with the threat from the Taleban the size of the Afghan National Army might have to increase to 240,000.
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This entry was posted on August 11, 2009 at 8:59 am and is filed under Afghanistan, Commentary, imperialism, Uncategorized, US policy, USA, war, warmongers. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.