Obama: Afghan job needs finishing
He’ll explain why fight should grow
Posted: November 25, 2009 at 6:19 a.m.
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he was determined to “finish the job” in Afghanistan, and his aides signaled to allies that he would send as many as 25,000 to 30,000 additional troops there, even as they cautioned that the final number remained in flux.
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