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They really can't afford to wait. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, U.S. Commander in Afghanistan, explaining why the Taliban movement
Tuesday, Dec. 08, 2009

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  • STANLEY MCCHRYSTAL,
  • top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, on why the Taliban wouldn't just wait for U.S. troops to retreat at the scheduled 2011 date; McChrystal said the Taliban depend on coercion and wouldn't garner enough support if they laid low
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