Army to Shorten Afghanistan Tours

[Hope And Change]

Army to Shorten Afghanistan Tours


Friday, April 4th, 2008

Combat tours will be http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1728220,00.html">reduced from 15 months to 12 months beginning this summer.

http://thepage.time.com/2008/04/04/army-to-reduce-afghanistan-tours/">Link

[Squatch]

1. I'll believe it when I see it.

[americanyouth]

2. Heard that last summer

[Contrary1]

3. Well, duh. It's because Bush is sending more troops over there...

The article didn't mention that insignificant detail, did it?

"Improved security situation" = more troops needed. :eyes:

April 5, 2008:

"ZAGREB, CROATIA -- President Bush told a NATO summit that the United States would increase its number of troops in Afghanistan, administration officials said Friday, as the president sought to assure partners of Washington's long-term commitment to the campaign.

U.S. officials previously made it clear that the foreign force of 59,000, including 31,000 Americans, was insufficient. But they had not committed the U.S. to providing more troops.

The president did not specify how many additional troops the U.S. would send..."

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-bush5apr05,0,3870395.story


April 4, 2008:

"ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT - The United States intends to send many more combat forces to Afghanistan next year, regardless of whether troop levels in Iraq are cut further this year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.

It is the first time the Bush administration has made such a commitment for 2009..."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23955451/