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Obama Quietly Adds 15,000 More Troops to Afghan War

Washington D.C., October 13, 2009 - In an unannounced move, the Administration has authorized the deployment of 15,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. This deployment is in addition to the 21,000 troops previously announced by President Obama in March of this year.  The move will bring the total amount of U.S. forces deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq to levels greater than the peak of the Iraq surge. 

"Candidate Obama ran a campaign highly critical of Bush administration foreign policy and promised to bring troops home from overseas. But President Obama seems to be working from the same playbook as the Bush Administration, and his campaign promises seem to be ringing empty," said John Tate, President of Campaign for Liberty. "Instead of winding things down, this president seems intent on increasing our involvement in this and other foreign adventures."

In following a protocol similar to former President Bush's Defense department, President Obama did not mention plans to deploy the additional troops during his initial declaration of troop increases.  These increases, as it turns out, are part of a larger plan to reach a 68,000 troop force by the end of the year.  All this comes as the administration continues to weigh whether to deploy the 40,000 troops requested by the U.S. commander in Afghanistan.

Posted 10/13/09 2:04 PM walterstanley Livermore, CA

This should make Obama an early frontrunner for yet another Nobel Peace Prize!

Posted 10/13/09 2:56 PM kungfucraig Ann Arbor, MI

Cite your source please.

Posted 10/13/09 3:32 PM BruceKoerber Cedar Rapids, IA

Apolitical Political Commentary! Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Where's The Bogey Man? In Afghanistan; no, Iraq; no, North Korea; no, Pakistan; no, Eritrea; no, Iran; no, Honduras! Yes Afghanistan; yes, Iraq; yes, North Korea; yes, Pakistan; yes, Eritrea; yes, Iran; yes, Honduras! The economic terrorists who comprise the inner circle of the unConstitutional coup in the United States are paranoid and belligerent. Unsuspecting young Americans will die and be forced to cause the death of others because the Nobel Peace Prize is a farce.

Posted 10/13/09 3:48 PM Restore America fairfield , IA

Source?

Posted 10/13/09 4:36 PM leeallen Augusta, GA

I can't find this story anywhere else? Where's the source?

Posted 10/13/09 4:50 PM BrockSouthwick Castle Rock, CO

Try this. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/12/AR2009101203 142_pf.html

Posted 10/13/09 6:15 PM mjc212 Bethlehem, PA

The Washington Post link doesn't work.

Posted 10/13/09 6:20 PM MRoCkEd Cheshire, CT

You mean 13,000? http://tinyurl.com/yhzpeys

Posted 10/13/09 8:35 PM JohnF Lake Mary, FL

@mjc212 There's a space in it, right before 142_pf.html. You need to remove the space to see the article.

Posted 10/14/09 12:40 PM larry101 New York, NY

can you get the story partially right? It's 13,000, and it's support troops. Not combat. Engineers, doctors, MP's. This isn't the playbook of the Bush administration. This has been Pentagon policy forever. Continued dishonest assessments of events only devalues this site. Kudos to those who questioned the source of this post. It's scary when people allow a website to do their thinking.

Posted 10/14/09 12:58 PM redshirt Philadelphia, PA

It is of the utmost importance that blog posts on this site be correct, otherwise we will lose credibility. I've been able to snopes.com a couple to date. If you are a blogger, not a bad idea to stop over there to check your story.

Posted 11/16/09 11:15 AM daniel-san overland park, KS

so the news here was stretching the truth? i hope not, i really believe in zero tolerance for truthiness, 100% facts only please.