Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Despite pressure, McChrystal to hold firm on request for troops

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal said he will not back down from his request for additional troops in Afghanistan, even though Democrats in Congress and the Obama administration have been hesitant to embrace it.

Speaking on CBS’s “60 Minutes” on Sunday night, the new U.S. commander in Afghanistan said pressure to rescind that request will have no affect on his actions going forward.

“Doesn’t affect me at all, and I take this extraordinarily seriously,”

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