Mcchrystal Defends Military Goals In Afghanistan

The top U.S. commander, who wants to add troops for a counter-insurgency strategy, says that reducing U.S. aims in the country would be 'short-sighted.' The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan staunchly defended his emphasis on stabilizing the country with a troop-intensive counter-insurgency strategy, arguing Thursday that reducing U.S. aims in the country would be "short-sighted."

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