General Says Afghans Need Big U.S. Force Beyond 2012 -- New York Times
WASHINGTON — The senior allied commander in Afghanistan suggested on Thursday that he might not advocate any further drawdown of the American force in Afghanistan going into 2013 once the so-called surge forces ordered by President Obama leave this fall.
In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, the commander, Gen. John R. Allen of the Marines, made his most direct comments to date about whether he might advocate a freeze on troop withdrawals despite political pressures for a quicker exit.
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