He says that no matter how many troops are sent, it will not end the fighting.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

The official could not say specifically how many troops the general wants.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel told U.S.television interviewers on Sunday that the central question is not how many troops the United States sends but whether it has a credible partner in Kabul that can provide the security and services the Afghan people need.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

President GEORGE W. BUSH: General Casey will make the decisions as to how many troops we have there.

NPR: Bush Expected to Announce Increase of Troops

There has been no decision from the U.S. government about how many troops the Americans will leave behind.

NEWYORKER: After America

The government here has steered clear of advising the Americans in public how many troops should remain in Iraq.

BBC: NEWS | Middle East | Iraq welcomes US report