Chimpy says troops in Iraq for next 50 years.

[BobRossi]

"WASHINGTON -
President Bush envisions a long-term U.S. troop presence in
Iraq similar to the one in
South Korea where American forces have helped keep an uneasy peace for more than 50 years, the White House said Wednesday."

"The comparison was offered as the
Pentagon announced the completion of the troop buildup ordered by Bush in January. The last of about 21,500 combat troops to arrive were an Army brigade in Baghdad and a Marine unit heading into the Anbar province in western Iraq.

Brig. Gen. Perry Wiggins, deputy director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said there are now 20 combat brigades in Iraq, up from 15 when the buildup began. A brigade is roughly 3,500 troops. Overall, the Pentagon said there are 150,000 U.S. troops in Iraq. That number may still climb as more support troops move in.

The administration warns that the buildup will result in more U.S. casualties as more American soldiers come into contact with enemy forces. May already is the third bloodiest month since the war began in March 2003. As of late Tuesday, there were 116 U.S. deaths in Iraq so far in May — trailing only the 137 in November 2004 and the 135 in April 2004. Overall, more than 3,460 U.S. service members have died."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070531/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_iraq_7;_ylt=AoahzxH7iLfuAQQBVK8A3iME1vAI

[illinoisprogressive]

1. chimpy wishes. Once he is gone the misadventure is over.

[wtmusic]

2. Whatever for? The oil will only last twenty.

He isn't even a clever thief.

[bdamomma]

3. that was the neo cons dream, just to stay there and take hold

of the oil resources, and their attitude of who gives a f, about the soldiers, just pure evil these thugs are, when is enough enough. what 5,000 or 50,000 lives to perish under this thuggish and cowardly chickenhawks both Cheney and Bush never fought in a war, sickening.

[orleans]

4. maybe bush will retire in iraq! (cindy did mention that the crawford

ranch was going up for sale, right?)