Outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said recently that U.S. - TopicsExpress



          

Outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said recently that U.S. forces would provide limited combat enabler support to Afghan troops starting in January. The airstrikes would allow the smaller U.S. force to support their Afghan allies, who have minimal air capability, while exposing Americans to less danger than in ground fighting. But airstrikes also carry the risk of additional civilian casualties, which stoke public anger, keeping the United States deeply enmeshed in a conflict that the White House promised to end.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 12:46:36 +0000

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