Sentence examples for double the troop from inspiring English sources

In support of this effort, the Security Council moved on December 4 to double the troop strength of the UN mission.

He has doubled the troops in Afghanistan.

Administration officials have repeatedly told the American people to be prepared for a conflict that could last many years, an admonition reinforced by the Pentagon's announcement this month that it would more than double the American troop commitment to the operation in Iraq against Islamic State, to almost 3,000.

But Temer also vowed to double the number of troops at the border.

Last week, President Obama also authorized Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to double the number of troops currently stationed in Iraq.

His strategic leaks and maneuvering helped, if that is the right word, with the decision to double the number of troops we have in Afghanistan.

On Afghanistan, she advocated a repeat of the surge in Iraq, encouraging President Obama to more than double the number of troops there.

Obama's 2009 "surge", which more than doubled the US troop presence in Afghanistan preceded any public debate on an Afghanistan surge.

"One of the things that we should do right now — I believe we should do it immediately — is, we should double the number of our troops who are American-led combat troops in Afghanistan," he said, speaking in front of a giant American flag and beneath a display of mannequins of soldiers behind sandbags.

With his two surges, Obama will more than double the number of American troops in Afghanistan.

Now, there is no way to double the number of American troops.