Talk to the editor: More US troops for Afghanistan?

Join us Thursday at 1 EDT for a conversation with the Monitor’s Pentagon correspondent, Gordon Lubold, about Afghanistan, the military, and the Pentagon's top gun, Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Gordon will describe what is known about the Obama administration's emerging strategy for the tumultuous Afghanistan-Pakistan region and the role the US military will play. We'll also discuss counter-insurgency methods and the massive logistics needed as the US maps out its withdrawal from Iraq.

The conversation will be webcast in this blog via Ustream. You can watch it live here.

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