Military Families Speak Out Newsletter 102: More Troops

Posted on Jul 23, 2009 by Laurel

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Military Families Speak Out Newsletter 102: More Troops features lead article from Reuters"Gates Announces Increase in U.S. Army". The article notes troop levels in Afghanistan will more than double this year to 68,000 and goes on to ask, "Why are we there?"

Also, Pakistan Objects to U.S. Plan for Afghan War New York Times, July 22, 2009. Pakistan is objecting to expanded American combat operations in neighboring Afghanistan, creating new fissures in the alliance with Washington at a critical juncture when thousands of new American forces are arriving in the region. Pakistani officials have told the Obama administration that the Marines fighting the Taliban in southern Afghanistan will force militants across the border into Pakistan, with the potential to further inflame the troubled province of Baluchistan, according to Pakistani intelligence officials.

Peace,

Anna Berlinrut
MFSO Essex County, NJ Chapter

URL: http://njpon.org/uploads/resources/1248328201.pdf

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