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March 5, 2009

Murtha: 600,000 Troops Needed in Afghanistan
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Meanwhile, Democratic Congress member John Murtha of Pennsylvania is
predicting it will take some 600,000 troops to defeat Afghan insurgents.
Murtha is the influential chair of the House Armed Services Committee.
The 600,000 figure is more than seven times the peak number of NATO
troops expected in Afghanistan this summer. Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton is in Brussels today for talks on the Afghan occupation with
NATO allies.



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