U.S. to send 1,400 more Marines to Afghanistan

[somone]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/06/afghanistan.us.marines/?hpt=T2

United States plans to send about 1,400 more Marines to Afghanistan

(CNN) -- The United States plans to send about 1,400 more Marines to Afghanistan this winter, a U.S. military official told CNN Thursday.

The Marines will support the expansion of its security efforts in southern Afghanistan, and they will be on the ground for only a few months, the official said.

"We intend to keep the pressure on the Taliban throughout the winter and take advantage of the security gains already achieved," the official said.

Southern regions such as Kandahar and Helmand provinces have long been major fronts in the war against the Taliban.

[w8liftinglady]

1. 2 things

1. I wonder how many deployments these Marines have seen
2. "The Marines will support the expansion of its security efforts in southern Afghanistan, and they will be on the ground for only a few months, the official said."
I call Bullshit on that one. My kid was stop-lossed in Iraq.We aren't leaving Afghanistan any time soon.

Those guys are freezing their asses off over there, while our government plays political chess with them here.

What a bunch of crap.