Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170823:13:23:00
That number is closer to 12,000. so there are a lot more troops there than have been publicly acknowledged. the 8400 number, it comes, and i don't want to get pentagon speaky here, but something called a force management level. that is technically the number they're authorized by congress to have there. they have these troops going in and out. now, we're going to have more troops going to afghanistan, which could put the total number at 16,000. but, stephanie, just to give you a sense of how difficult this is, we've asked secretary mattis straight up, just tell us how many troops do you have i...
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