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Gen. Stanley McChrystal's proposal to send 40,000 additional U.S. combat troops to Afghanistan "goes too far, too fast," Sen. John Kerry warned Monday. The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said that three conditions must be met before the Obama administration decides to deploy more troops to the region: assurance that the Afghan forces are reliable enough to partner with U.S. troops, assistance from the country's local leaders, and the cooperation and support of the Afghan people.