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[EGPWS]

With that in mind, he has been particularly active in asking NATO allies to dig deep for more troops for the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.

They need to be contained in Afghanistan or we will counter their attacks globally in the future at a greater cost.

The WOT is going well and we need to maintain the wellness.

[Clive]

The articles all seem to miss the point.

The need is not for troops in Afghanistan per se. The need is for troops in the southern provinces such as Kandahar and Helmand where the insurgents are active.

The north has ample troops but some nations have placed caveats on their deployments that keep their soldiers out of the south.

[Eagles6]

“The offensive in the spring was NATO’s offensive,” he said. “There was no Taliban offensive.”

Aren't the drivebyes saying that we're losing?