Thursday, September 24, 2009American Legion National Commander Clarence Hill is urging President Obama to give commanders the troops needed to win the war in Afghanistan.
\”According to The Washington Post, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. and NATO commander, is warning us that, without more forces within the next year, the mission in Afghanistan ‘will likely result in failure,’\” Hill said. \”Considering that Afghanistan was the breeding ground for the 9/11 attacks, we cannot allow that to happen. We have seen a successful troop surge and counterinsurgency strategy work in Iraq. We owe it to our men and women who are serving in Afghanistan to do the same there. We must give them the tools they need to succeed.\”
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