President Bush's "surge" of troops is likely to be a topic for discussion during Mullen's confirmation hearing.
And the Turkish government listened to the public and denied the transiting of troops.
Hillary Clinton, who questioned both Petraeus and Crocker, called for an "orderly" withdrawal of troops.
He was the first Democratic senator to call for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
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Venezuela lacks the trucks and planes needed to move large numbers of troops quickly.
Its oil supply was not threatened, and its commitment of troops was largely symbolic.
AU, and is seen as having a big say over its deployment of troops.
"They've been very supportive of troops around the world, " Honore said of the entertainers.
The increased number of troops will backfire unless they can hold areas that are secured.
They are now planning a drawdown of troops there in just over a year's time.
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When America sent thousands of troops to Helmand and Kandahar in 2010, Ghazni was overlooked.
It has the second largest number of troops in the country, stationed mainly in the south.
On Thursday, a planeload of troops from the 101st Airborne Division arrived home in Kentucky.
Orleans Parish Sheriff Paul Valteau said the addition of troops and National Guard was a godsend.
But it is the rhythms of troops in the trenches that give muscle to this composition.
One widely voiced fear is that the sight of troops could scare off tourists.
Russia responded swiftly, deploying hundreds of troops and special forces with orders to shoot to kill.
Stephanopoulos: It would take hundreds of thousands of troops to secure the oil fields.
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The idea is to re-jigger the numbers to get that level of troops up to about 160, 000.
Most Afghans appeared positive about the presence of troops from Nato and other countries stationed in Afghanistan.
But many expected that the deal would be fudged and a substantial number of troops would remain.
Mr Cameron welcomed China's provision of troops for UN peacekeeping missions in Congo, East Timor and Lebanon.
And I concurred in that and said we should have some number of troops that stayed on.
Mullen told senators the recent buildup of troops in Iraq is giving commanders the forces they need to improve security.
And for that purpose, we must ensure we retain the numbers and quality of troops the Nation needs.
The biggest snag is that the kind of troops who could make a difference are not readily available.
Without a UN resolution, potential contributors of troops, such as India, are unlikely to join the American-led coalition.
To maintain a similar ratio of troops to territory, they say, Colombia's army would have to expand 30-fold.
To counter this tactic, the army would need to land large numbers of troops high in the mountains.
Senator Carl Levin is co-sponsoring an amendment to begin a reduction and phased pull-out of troops in 120 days.
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