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January 27, 2009

Obama Asks Britain to Send 4,000 More Troops to Afghanistan
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The Times of London reports President Obama has asked Britain to supply
up to 4,000 extra frontline troops to take part in a US-led surge of
forces in Afghanistan. Obama has already endorsed a Pentagon plan to
nearly double the US presence in Afghanistan.