Obama OKs about 17,000 more troops for Afghanistan
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/130,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090217%2Fcapt.bda53da1d97b452a93acf8bb5221387e.obama_mdsw101.jpg?v=2" align="left" height="116" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland., Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009,for a trip to Denver, Colo. to signs the economic stimulus bill. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090217/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_afghanistan)AP - President Barack Obama says he's sending additional U.S. troops into Afghanistan to battle insurgent threats and crumbling security along the Pakistan border. Obama has approved a Pentagon request to deploy Marines and Army troops to the region. Congressional officials say an estimated 17,000 troops will go in the coming months.</p><br clear="all"/>
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