Against this gloomy backdrop, Barack Obama is faced with a request from the American and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, for large Numbers of new troops (see article).

在这样黯淡的背景下，巴拉克·奥巴马还面临着驻阿富汗美国和北约联军最高统帅斯坦利·麦克里斯特尔将军大量增加驻军人数的要求(见文章)。

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After an initial deployment of 5,000 troops the number was ramped up to 100,000 within three days. The official media, often reticent about reporting bad news, rapidly updated casualty Numbers.

在首次派遣5000名士兵赶赴灾区之后，在接下来的三天内士兵的总数已经达到100000 .通常报喜不报忧的官方媒体，非常迅速地更新伤亡人数。

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These are the numbers of the divisions of the armed troops who came to David in Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, according to the word of the LORD.

预备打仗的兵来到希伯仑见大卫，要照著耶和华的话将扫罗的国位归与大卫。

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But earlier Wednesday, Pentagon Spokesman Geoff Morrell said senior officials are considering whether a full counterinsurgency campaign, with large numbers of troops and civilians, is the right approach.

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And while there's no doubt the numbers of troops killed in Anbar this year is lower than last year, troop casualties have spiked dramatically in other provinces.

NPR: Statistics the Weapon of Choice in Surge Debate

Some Afghan leaders have questioned the size of the force, which say they is too small, but Mr Karzai says he is satisfied with the numbers of troops.

BBC: UK to lead 'risky' Afghan mission

The new strategy they embraced in March, with a focus on counterinsurgency and an increase in the numbers of troops, bears a striking resemblance to the strategy we passed to them.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy