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Surge of Troops Headed for Kandahar to Take on Taliban 3/31/2010
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SURGE TROOPS HEADED
FOR KANDAHAR TO
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| Move America Forward |
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KANDAHAR WILL BE THE SCENE OF AN EPIC
SHOWDOWN AND PIVOTAL BATTLE FOR U.S. TROOPS! 
Most of the 30,000 troops in the Afghanistan Surge are headed for Kandahar, according to military officials. While thousands of troops have already trickled into Afghanistan, the bulk of the 30,000 strong surge is yet to be deployed, but most will take part in the military’s next big operation in Kandahar.
"This is really a strategic moment in the history of our involvement," national security adviser Jim Jones told reporters aboard Air Force One during Obama's covert overnight flight to Afghanistan last weekend.
Kandahar has long been considered crucial to winning the war. U.S. officials believe it was where al-Qaida leaders planned the Sept. 11 attacks, and it served as a governing capital to the Taliban before the 2001 invasion
Associated Press
March 30, 2010
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Kandahar promises to be a crucial fight for our troops. We know they can succeed if we give them the tools they need to fight the enemy and the knowledge that Americans support their efforts and sacrifices.
Kandahar, being the Taliban’s historical base of operations, promises to be a tough fight, a cataclysmic battle to dislodge them from a city they have dominated since the days of the Soviet invasion. They will not go down easily and our troops will be risking life and limb to make them go one way or the other!
LET’S SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR OUR BRAVE TROOPS
WHO HAVE MANY TOUGH MONTHS AHEAD!  SEND AN EASTER CARE PACKAGE TO SOME
TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN OR IRAQ
Military officials expect the main operation to assault Kandahar could begin as early as June, but U.S. troops are already positioning forces, engaging in skirmishes with the Taliban, and trying to persuade tribal leaders around the outskirts of Kandahar to cooperate with coalition forces.
Once major offensive operations begin, we will be hearing about it! Compared to the 3,000 marines and thousands of Afghan troops that invaded Helmand province, the force that will be taking part in the offensive against Kandahar will be much larger!
Military and political efforts against the Taliban around Kandahar, Afghanistan's third biggest city and the Islamist militia's spiritual capital, have "been long under way," a senior NATO officer in Kabul confirmed.
"There's roughly today on the ground about 8,000 coalition troops and 12,000 Afghans in the Kandahar fight," he said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Associated Press
March 30, 2010
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That’s 8,000 troops, brave American men and women, taking the fight to the Taliban, risking their lives, and making sacrifices for our freedoms and our security. That’s more than double the number of troops who took part in attacking Helmand or Marjah, and while some of those 8,000 will be fresh troops, you can bet that many will have already survived fighting in Helmand or Marjah.
Our troops are tired as they have been fighting and beating the Taliban for a long time. They have made real progress, but there is still a fight to be won and our troops are going to be there!
Our job is to keep their morale high, to keep them in the fighting spirit, and remind them that they have our love and support, especially during holidays like Easter when it can get very lonely for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
SEND SOME EASTER CARE PACKAGES NOW AND GIVE
THE TROOPS THE BOOST OF SUPPORT THEY NEED!
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