Afghanistan war

If President Obama orders an additional 30,000 to 40,000 troops to Afghanistan, he will be deploying practically every available U.S. Army brigade to war, leaving few units in reserve in case of an unforeseen emergency and further stressing a force that has seen repeated combat deployments since 2002.

In Hillary Clinton’s first major foreign policy address as secretary of state, she made the case for changes in how the Obama administration’s national security agenda will be carried out.