Nato summit: The truth behind the troops heading to Afghanistan
The great jumble sale of troop offers made by Nato countries at the summit in Strasbourg to provide security during the election period in Afghanistan was beginning to unravel over the weekend as military chiefs tried to add up the numbers pledged.
President Barack Obama said he was satisfied that a total of 5,000 troops and trainers had been offered, although he made a point of saying he saw the offers as only a “down payment”, indicating he ...
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I don't like this war as much as anyone, but lets get this thing over somehow, and sending these little totals accomplish nothing.