NATO states pressed again over more troops for Afghanistan

[NNN0LHI]

http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1368612006

NATO countries faced renewed calls yesterday to supply extra troops for Afghanistan, with commanders stressing a Polish offer of 1,000 soldiers next year did not plug the shortfalls.

NATO's commander of operations, General James Jones of the United States, last week requested up to 2,500 extra troops to help combat fiercer-than-expected Taleban resistance in the south of the country before the onset of winter.

He pressed his call for more soldiers, attack helicopters and transport aircraft at a special meeting of NATO nations in Brussels yesterday, but there was little optimism that offers would come in soon. Officials are instead looking for movement at a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Slovenia on 28 and 29 September.

Pressure is growing on Norway to spell out what it could offer, after signs from Oslo last week it could provide troops. But government officials said no decision was expected before next week's meeting of NATO foreign ministers in New York.

[MadMaddie]

1. The US will say no

we don't have any extra troops to send to fight against the actual people that attacked us on 9/11

[NNN0LHI]

2. The Afghans we are fighting now were kids in 2001

Won't be long and we will be fighting people who weren't even born in 2001. This is getting silly.

Don

[MadMaddie]

3. Agreed.....

It is moving beyond the Twilight zone...Hopefully in November we can get back to reality.....and go kick OBL ass.....that is if he is still alive..

[razors edge]

4. Guess that pipeline from the Caspian

is totally out of the question for dead eye dick now huh?