30,000-Troop Surge Upsets Students
By Danielle Strickler,December 3, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — In a 35-minute speech Tuesday night, President Barack Obama announced his plans to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. Citing a clear reference to Sept. 11, 2001 as one of the reasons America entered Afghanistan and Iraq, Obama plans to bring the war in Afghanistan to an end and clean up what he said the United States started with the 2001 invasion. By sending in new troops, he said it will accelerate the transfer of responsibility to Afghan forces. Obama hopes to have half... Read more »
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