TWO ADDITIONAL BRIGADES TO DEPLOY TO AFGHANISTAN, DEFENSE SECRETARY GATES SAYS
December 11, 2008
December 11, 2008
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's American Forces Information Service issued the following press release:
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today he wants to send two combat brigades to Afghanistan by summer in addition to the brigade combat team already scheduled to deploy there in January.
In an interview with reporters traveling with him, Gates discussed the way forward in Afghanistan before landing here with plans to vi . . .
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today he wants to send two combat brigades to Afghanistan by summer in addition to the brigade combat team already scheduled to deploy there in January.
In an interview with reporters traveling with him, Gates discussed the way forward in Afghanistan before landing here with plans to vi . . .