Afghan Plan Met With Cautious Approval

Afghan Plan Met With Cautious Approval

Dec. 2, 2009
By NPR

President Obama's decision to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan received a cautiously positive assessment Wednesday from the top U.S. commander in the region, NATO allies and even congressional Republicans. But the response from many Democratic lawmakers was more skeptical.

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