More troops likely needed, Congress told
New tactics against Taliban just starting, top officer says
Posted: September 16, 2009 at 5:49 a.m.
Sen. John McCain (left), ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks with Adm. Michael Mullen before the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's testimony Tuesday.
The nation's top military officer told Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. war in Afghanistan "probably needs more forces," and he sought to reassure lawmakers skeptical of adding troops that commanders were devising new tactics that would lead to victory over a resurgent Taliban.
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