http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-01-13/nato-likely-to-send-more-troops-to-afghanistan-update1-.html
Bloomberg News January 13, 2010 NATO Likely to Send More Troops to Afghanistan By Viola Gienger and Tony Capaccio NATO probably will come through with several thousand more troops for the war in Afghanistan after an international conference in London later this month, the alliance’s top military commander said. U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis, NATO’s supreme allied commander, said he’s aiming to bolster the force beyond the 30,000 additional troops President Barack Obama authorized Nov. 30 and 7,000 that allies offered last month. .... “I’m very confident as we come out of the London conference, we’ll add to that,” Stavridis, 54, said in an interview today. “The commander has asked for 40,000. My goal is to get him 40,000.” The assurance suggests Germany and France may add to their forces in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led war. The two nations were the largest holdouts at a December meeting in Brussels where allies including Britain, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and non-NATO member Georgia pledged more soldiers. Germany, which has 4,280 troops in Afghanistan, has said it probably will decide whether to increase the number after the Jan. 28 London conference to coordinate civilian and military assistance. The 43 partner nations fighting the war, including all 28 NATO members, are seeking to stabilize the country.... -With assistance from James G. Neuger in Brussels and Gopal Ratnam in Washington. Editors: Bill Schmick, Jim Rubin. =========================== Stop NATO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stopnato Blog site: http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/ To subscribe, send an e-mail to: [email protected] or [email protected] Daily digest option available. ==============================
