File photo of General Casey The United States' army's chief of staff, General George Casey , said today that he believes more troops are needed in Afghanistan. In a US television interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" programme, Casey said he believed additional forces are needed to cut the Taliban's successes and train Afghan security forces. He did not, however, say how many more troops he thought should be sent to the war. In CNN's State of the Union programme, Casey remarked that "[t]he Army remains out of balance. But we started in 2007 with a program to get ourselves back in balance by 2011. And since 2007, we have added 40,000 soldiers to the active force, which is a significant step forward." President Barack Obama has been deliberating for weeks whether to deploy 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan, as requested by General Stanley McChrystal , the commander of US and NATO forces there.
File photo of General Casey The United States' army's chief of staff, General , said today that he believes more troops are needed in Afghanistan. In a US television interview with NBC's programme, Casey said he believed additional forces are needed to cut the Taliban's successes and train Afghan security forces. He did not, however, say how many more troops he thought should be sent to the war. In CNN's programme, Casey remarked that "[t]he Army remains out of balance. But we started in 2007 with a program to get ourselves back in balance by 2011. And since 2007, we have added 40,000 soldiers to the active force, which is a significant step forward." President Barack Obama has been deliberating for weeks whether to deploy 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan, as requested by General , the commander of US and NATO forces there.
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George Casey
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Stanley McChrystal