 thisnamecantbetaken says: The United States has asked Japan and NATO allies that have refused to send troops to Afghanistan to fund an estimated $17 billion doubling of the Afghan army to 134,000 soldiers over five years. Gates has waged a nearly two-year campaign to recruit additional fighting forces from reluctant NATO allies, saying the military alliance would be weakened if some nations remained on the sidelines of the NATO fight in Afghanistan. He has seemed resigned, however, to accepting checks instead of troops from some European nations. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i6u24j0kOEdx9NA14L-TVjlUg5sgD94JU0EG1 |
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