More troops crucial, says top general
Afghan war failure feared
Posted: September 21, 2009 at 4:41 a.m.
The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan warns in an urgent, confidential assessment of the war that he needs more forces within the next year and bluntly states that without them, the eight year conflict "will likely result in failure," according to a copy of the 66-page document obtained by The Washington Post.
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