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On the recordApril 13, 2010
I've been told that, as a result of the cap of 30,000 troops placed by the President on General McChrystal's plan for surge operations in Afghanistan, many of the requests for forces currently being received by the Army from field commanders are for individual augmentees versus major units.
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Richard Burr
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Discussing troop deployment challenges due to presidential caps in Afghanistan.

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