SASC hearing now on Afghanistan: McCain wants to 'win,' U.S. Forces Commndr wants 1000's more troops

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Leo Shane III ‏@LeoShane 24m24 minutes ago
Thousands more troops needed in Afghanistan, top commander tells Congress
http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/nicholson-afghanistan-more-troops-stalemate … Fight is now "at a stalemate"

Leo Shane III @LeoShane 4m4 minutes ago
After questioning from @GrahamBlog, Nicholson says "winning" in Afghanistan includes an enduring US footprint in that country, for security.

Leo Shane III ‏@LeoShane 1h1 hour ago
@SenJohnMcCain: "In your assessment, are we winning or losing (in Afghanistan)?"

Nicholson: "We're in a stalemate."

Leo Shane III @LeoShane
Nicholson, head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, says he needs "a few thousand" more troops for train/advisory missions to break the stalemate twitter.com/LeoShane/status/829704603193245697

575 US troops died in Afghanistan during the Bush presidency. Over 1500 US troops died there under Pres. Obama. How many more?

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1. yeah, mccain

good luck on "winning". Just hate the inevitable loss of american soldiers in an impossible country to defeat and dominate. Many, many have tried all the way up to the Soviets in the eighties. These american types like mccain are deluded warmongers.

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2. kick