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U.S. Military Surges For Haiti Relief Effort

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“More than 2,200 Marines arrived aboard the amphibious ship USS Bataan, boosting overall US troop numbers to 7,000 either in Haiti or offshore. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also asked the Security Council to authorize the deployment of 3,500 extra UN troops and police, beyond the roughly 7,000 troops, 2,000 police and 2,000 civilian personnel already here as part of the UN peacekeeping mission deployed since 2004 to help stabilize the country.” Link