Craddock Would Welcome More Marines in Afghanistan

By Carlo Muñoz, Fawzia Sheikh / December 4, 2007 at 5:00 AM
It may be left to the next administration to decide if the Marine Corps should assume a leading role in the Afghanistan war, but NATO's chief said today he would welcome an infusion of Marines in the country. Shifting Marines into Afghanistan would help NATO close the current total force requirement shortfall in the country, said Army Gen. Bantz Craddock, who commands the alliance's military force and U.S. European Command. "I am approaching this with a NATO hat on," he...

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