So he decided to trick him. While most of his army withdrew and prepared to join Beauregard, Johnston sent a small force to attack Patterson's army.

VOA: special.2009.08.27

While President Obama approved the deployment of 17,000 additional U.S.troops to join the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, his administration is also nearing completion of a comprehensive strategic review of policy on Afghanistan,and Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

Guinea will send troops to join a peacekeeping force in Somalia, the African Union has said.

BBC: Guinea to join AU peacekeeping force in Somalia

France, Germany and other European governments could join a naval force, perhaps under NATO's aegis, to patrol the sea off Gaza.

ECONOMIST: Diplomacy after the Gaza war

Rangel, a Korean War veteran, argued the United States wouldn't have invaded Iraq if a draft had existed and that the conflict forces the burden of fighting onto the shoulders of America's poor, who are more likely to join a volunteer force.

CNN: U: War hits home for some, remains remote for others