On the recordNovember 30, 2009
It is in our vital national interest to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “It is in our vital national interest to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan.”
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President Obama explains the necessity of sending more troops to Afghanistan as part of the new strategy.
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