Gates Signals He’s Open to More Troops in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates signaled on Thursday that he was open to an increase in American troops in Afghanistan and Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said there was now a “sense of urgency” about the eight-year-old war and that “time is not on our side.” - Gates Signals He’s Open to More Troops in Afghanistan

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