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Gates says "take our time" on troops to Afghanistan

</head> <body> <p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that a decision to deploy additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan should not be hurried.</p> <p>"This decision process should not be rushed... We need to take our time and get this right," Gates said.</p> <p>Gates said he recently authorized sending another 2,500 to 3,000 support troops to assist combat forces in Afghanistan, and that he was prepared to send more if needed. 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