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Rumsfeld reveals military details to rally support behind war effort.(The Dallas Morning News)
WASHINGTON _ The Pentagon plans to insert more special forces teams into Afghanistan to pinpoint targets for U.S. bombers and assist anti-Taliban rebels, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld revealed Thursday.
"We have a number of teams cocked and ready to go," Rumsfeld said. "It's just a matter of having the right kind of equipment to get them there and the landing zones in places where it's possible to get in and get out."
"I've expected it to happen every day, and I'm sure it will in the days immediately ahead," he added. Bad weather and, on one recent occasion, "ground fire" have prevented more special forces teams from being deployed, he volunteered.
Rumsfeld's sudden willingness to discuss operational plans _ a topic he previously declared taboo _ coincided with a broad push by the Bush administration to rally public and coalition support behind the war effort. Rumsfeld said he will visit countries on the periphery of Afghanistan this weekend after meeting ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Rumsfeld reveals military details to rally support behind war...