and I would say, 'We were doing a comedy show.'" "They would say,'Really? For the troops?'

VOA: standard.2010.05.20

The United States is preparing for an increase of more than twenty thousand troops there in the coming months.

VOA: special.2009.05.09

He set a time limit for withdrawal of most American troops from Iraq, while increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan.

VOA: special.2009.05.02

But the United States says deals governing the forty-seven thousand American troops in Japan are not up for renegotiation.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

For this reason, British and American forces decided instead to attack the Italian and German troops occupying North Africa.

VOA: special.2011.06.02

America's constitution says federal troops cannot be sent to a state unless the state government asks for them.

VOA: special.2010.06.24

Fewer than one hundred thousand American troops are in Iraq for the first time since the invasion seven years ago next week.

VOA: special.2010.03.13

"This is the Army" also was performed for the American troops at military bases around the world.

VOA: special.2009.12.20

Jackson hid his troops in woods along the hill and waited for General Lee to arrive with the rest of the southern army.

VOA: special.2009.09.24

The summit meetings also brought thousands of troops and police for security and to control protests.

VOA: special.2009.04.04

Then the Army used the rocks to train troops for action in the mountains of Europe.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

The goal is for all troops to leave Iraq by the end of next year.

VOA: special.2010.08.07

That still leaves Afghanistan. On Wednesday,by a wide majority, the United States House of Representatives rejected a call for a quick withdrawal of American troops.

VOA: special.2010.03.13

Organized labor denounced him for using federal troops to break up the Pullman strike.

VOA: special.2010.06.24

Sixty-six deaths made July the deadliest month yet for American troops in Afghanistan.

VOA: special.2010.07.31

So,railroad companies asked the federal government for troops to break the strike.

VOA: special.2010.06.24

Another called for the execution of white officers who led black troops.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

and Afghan governments have not done a good job of communicating the real reason for troops being sent to Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

This year has been the deadliest for international troops in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban-led government in 2001.

VOA: standard.2009.11.07

The U.S.defense secretary has rejected suggestions for a more limited approach emphasizing air strikes over troops on the ground.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

President Obama says he will take his time in deciding whether to deploy more troops for the Afghan war.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

In the event of violent protests, troops will isolate areas set for demolition and jam the cell phones of settlers.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

Morrell says it is in the troops' interest for the leaders to come up with a strategy that works.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

The president is considering several options for his revised Afghanistan strategy, including a substantial increase in the number of troops deployed.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Mr.Rasmussen said he is confident there will soon be substantially more troops and with that, new momentum for the mission.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

The general reportedly is asking for as many as 40,000 additional troops a figure Kerry said is too high.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

(SAYING) He said Israel holds the government of Lebanon responsible for what he described as "the violent provocation" against Israeli troops.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

With U.S.casualties in Afghanistan on the increase, the president is considering requests from his military commanders for more troops.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

The pledges announced by NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rassmussen fall short of the 10,000 additional troops that Pentagon officials hoped for.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05