Scott Bateman responds to Adm. Mike Mullen's statement that the U.S. will send more troops to Afghanistan some time in 2009. (Subscribe to Bateman's daily cartoons through RSS and iTunes.)
Bateman: Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Afghanistan
Adm. Mike Mullen has to wait for a "reduced requirement in Iraq" before more troops can be sent to Afghanistan.
By Salon Staff
Published July 4, 2008 9:24AM (EDT)
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