Pentagon pushes for more troops in Iraq - Where they going to get the troops I wonder?

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061213/NEWS01/612130351/1001/NEWS

WASHINGTON — Strong support has coalesced in the Pentagon behind a military plan to "double down" in Iraq with many more U.S. troops, an increase in industrial aid and a major combat offensive against Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shiite leader undermining Iraq's government.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff will present their recommendations to President Bush today. Military officials, including some advising the chiefs, have argued that an intensified effort might be the only way to get the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy right and provide a chance for victory.

Meanwhile, the Army and Marine Corps plan to seek permanent increases in personnel because top officials in both services say that the nation's global military strategy has outstripped their resources.

The Army also will press hard for "full access" to the 346,000-strong Army National Guard and the 196,000-strong Army Reserve. That means easing Pentagon restrictions on the frequency and duration of involuntary call-ups for reservists, according to two senior Army officials.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

1. Thank you for reminding me to write Gov. elect Deval Patrick

urging him to keep our National Guardspeoples here at home.

Been meaning to do this, but haven't got around to it.

[leftyladyfrommo]

2. I need a job. And I notice they are taking just about all ages now.

They have taken people in their 60's and 70's.

[Jacobin]

3. If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail

:thumbsdown:

Oh goody. Let's try some more of what isn't working.

[hobbit709]

4. I remember them saying the same about Nam

"All we need is another 50,000 troops and we can win" What a crock of bovine metabolic byproducts.

[elehhhhna]

5. Here's the answer: call up more National Guard --

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2650622

[malaise]

6. This won't work either

More innocent young people will die for this crap.

[MikeNearMcChord]

7. How about all of those soon to be unemployed Young staffers

who work for all those defeated GOP congressmen and senators, not to mention all those conservative think tanks. A chance for them to show their quality