During his townhall meeting in New Mexico today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said that “our commanders on the ground in Afghanistan say that they need at least three additional brigades.” “Thanks to the success of the surge, these forces are becoming available,” added McCain. “Our commanders in Afghanistan must get them.” Watch it:
But on his campaign bus after the event, McCain “modified his assertion” that the U.S. could send three additional brigades to Afghanistan by drawing on troops that were leaving Iraq. Instead, he told reporters that “he might call on NATO to supply part of the additional troops he hopes to send to the region.”
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