Insanity: $500 Billion Spent-Additional $150 Billion Requested- Troop Increase Coming Up

[Jcrowley]

The size of the troop increase the Pentagon will recommend is unclear. One officer suggested an increase of about 40,000 forces would be required, but other officials said such a number was unrealistic. There are about 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq.

The administration has spent about $495 billion for Iraq and terrorism-related efforts since 2001, including $70 billion so far in fiscal 2007. It is planning to request as much as an additional $150 billion to fund the war effort through the rest the budget year.

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But military officials are taking a close look at a proposal advanced by Frederick W. Kagan, a former West Point Military Academy historian, to combine a surge with a quick buildup of the Marines and the Army. That could allow new units to take the place of the brigades sent to Iraq to augment the current force.

"It is essential for the president to couple any recommendation of a significant surge in Iraq with the announcement that he will increase permanently the size of the Army and the Marines," Kagan said.

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[FreeStateDemocrat]

1. Can the idiot do it without a draft and an impeachment trail?

[Double T]

2. Instead of planning for a pullout, THEY are ACTUALLY about to.......

escalate the USA's involvement in 'the war'. bushco has thrown the advice of the 'Iraq Study Group Report' in the circular file and will prove to EVERYBODY in the right wing, left wing and center that HE is completely insane, BUT still the dictator and decider. The DRAFT is coming SOON. This is Vietnam all over again. bush is a perfect example for NOT ALLOWING the Executive Branch to obtain ABSOLUTE POWER.

[Jacobin]

3. Bush* has a mighty expensive ego

[OneBlueSky]

4. um . . . we don't have the money . . . I know it's petty, but . . . n/t

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[Corgigal]

5. don't have the troops either

40,000 troop build up won't do anything to stabilize Iraq anyway. Might have to start a draft after all.

[Ezlivin]

6. Who do I make the check out to? I'll work extra hours this week...

I'm sure that every little bit can help in our efforts to defeat terrorism.

One day we'll be terrorist-free.

And it'll be the same day we're drug-free.

[MadHound]

7. Well, it is now time for those Democratic majorities we put in to do their job

And vote down any Iraq War funding measure. This is the only way to stop the madness and force Bushboy to bring the troops home.