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stevelevine on December 27, 2007 - 2:30pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

More boots on the ground doesn't mean a lot of U.S. boots on the ground. Musharraf definitely wouldn't accept a huge U.S. build up. The popular response, say, in the vital North West Frontier would be horrendous. It would be playing right into the hands of the already-powerful militants there. In any case, he has tons of troops; he just needs to shift them from East to West.

Steve LeVine, author
The Oil and the Glory
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Robert Marston on December 27, 2007 - 2:55pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

"More Boots on the Ground" in this case, means imbedded special forces. Not really a surprise to me at all.

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