General Stanley McChrystal demands 40,000 more troops for Afghanistan

NATO forces in Afghanistan, U.S. military commanders have requested 40,000 more troops, according to the report in Washington.

General Stanley McChrystal of the requirements published in the conference last Friday in Germany, will McMullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the New York Times reported.

News of the proposal as another British soldier killed in Afghanistan at the same time since 2001, the United Kingdom a total of 218 deaths. Three French soldiers and two U.S. soldiers also died over the weekend.

General McChrystal handed over to President Obama, even without the approval of his Afghanistan, which is to provide more than a week ago in a report published by strategy of more troops to his request. Obama is facing pressure to not send more troops.
Obama has authorized 21,000 U.S. military in Afghanistan and then when he entered office in January of this year gone up by nearly 6,000 still arrive in theater.

Colin Powell, former U.S. secretary of state is the latest senior figure to make the people on the need for further reinforcements would be valid questions.

A retired four-star Army General visited the White House, Barack Obama expressed his doubts, the New York Times reported. General James Jones, U.S. national security adviser, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said there are concerns.

Robert Gates, U.S. Secretary of Defense, who have the latest report from the General McChrystal a copy of, nor give him the basis to reinforce recommendations.

The latest British soldier was killed by the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Welsh. He was the 218th member of the armed forces in Afghanistan since 2001, died - including 81 months of this year 1-9. This is the most serious casualty rate, because the British army in 2006, was issued to the Helmand province.