Troops May Not Shrink to Pre-Surge Level (AP)

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Troops May Not Shrink to Pre-Surge Level

Friday September 14, 2007 7:46 PM

By ROBERT BURNS

AP Military Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Even with cutbacks promised by President
Bush, the United States may wind up with thousands more troops
in Iraq next summer than before the buildup of forces he ordered
in January.

Bush approved the redeployment of five Army combat brigades
and three Marine contingents between now and July 2008, but
that does not account for thousands of support forces - including
military police and an Army combat aviation brigade - that were
sent as “enablers” and that apparently will stay longer.

For example, the headquarters staff of the 3rd Infantry Division,
commanded by Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, was sent in April to establish
a new operational command area south and southeast of Baghdad.
They were not counted among the original “surge” forces, and
it's not clear how long they will remain.

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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6922225,00.html

[bryant69]

1. Who cares

In a world where Bush can send in 30,000 extra and then boast about how he's pulling some out more or less because he has no choice but pretending it's some big noble success, little deceptions like this - well they don't bother me like they should.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[doublethink]

2. I caught Norah O'Donnell last night on MSNBC making an .....

analogy something like this ..... "It's like going on a diet and gaining 30 lbs. then loosing 20 lbs. and declaring your diet a success" ...... Norah explaining it in the first thoughts that came in her head after Bush's speech last night. Made sense, but had to laugh at that one, okay Norah, carry on.

[annabanana]

4. It is the closest she has ever come to explaining it in a way

that she might understand. So. Has she been back-pedaling?

[doublethink]

5. Jury is still out on any back-pedaling behavior from her ......

on a consistent basis. It would have to be consistent .... but never thought I'd see Joe Scarborough, and other media/republicans making statements over the airwaves like they'd just read it off of DU either !! Anyway time will tell, still don't trust most of these characters to take a stand for truth and justice in the long run, too much pressure from the top on them. Too little character developed in their lives from the grass roots on down .. IMHO. $$$$ ???? Seems like at the 'flip of a switch' they could just go back to towing the war mongering line at any time when told to. And that's just sad. Really is .......

[bdamomma]

3. Doesn't he always do the opposite of what he says.

despicable man, he is mentally unfit to hold this office. Why is he still there?