Senator Lindsey Graham says Officials will soon start drawing down the number of American troops in Iraq. But the news from Afghanistan is not as good.Forty-three Americans were killed in action in Afghanistan during the month of July alone. Graham says that may be the highest death toll since the American invasion and he says more American and NATO solders will assuredly be needed soon. “The new commander in Afghanistan will issue a statement soon on what he needs. I will be shocked if he doesn’t ask for more troops.”
The Republican says 68,000 American ground troops in Afghanistan are not enough. “We have a lot of NATO troops but some of the rules of engagement for NATO countries don’t allow them to fight as we would like and some NATO countries have suffered great casualties. And we appreciate very much their assistance. But we’ve got to secure Afghanistan before you can bring about economic and political progress. We learned that in Iraq.” [click to continue…]
{ 0 comments }
