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New Afghan Surge?

Up to 20,000 more troops could be deployed.

The military is considering the deployment of up to 20,000 additional U.S. Marines to Afghanistan. The surge would come as a similar number of troops is cut from Iraq, meaning the Marines would still comply with their seven-month deployment schedule. The U.S. now has 34,000 troops in Afghanistan and just 2,200 Marines. "The time is right for Marines in general terms to leave Iraq. It's very much a nation-building kind of environment that's taking place there," the Marine Corps Commandant explained.

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