Request for more Afghanistan troops goes to Obama

Oct 7th, 2009 - Washington Post

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A request for additional troops from the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan has been transferred to President Barack Obama and has started working its way through the military chain of command, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

It remains unclear how soon Obama will act on the request, which General Stanley McChrystal submitted to Defense Secretary Robert Gates last month.

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