A request for "an increase in troops sat on desks in this White House (during the presidency of George W. Bush), including the vice president's, for more than eight months, a resource request filled by President Obama in March."
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Subjects: afghanistan,foreign-policy,militarySpeaker: robert-gibbsSpeaker Job Title: Former White House Press SecretaryParty affiliation: democrat