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Iraq
US generals agree to troop surge in Iraq
2006-12-24
LOS ANGELES - Top US military commanders in Iraq have decided to recommend a “surge” of fresh American combat forces, eliminating one of the last remaining hurdles to proposals being considered by President George W. Bush, The Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. Citing an unnamed defence official, ...
... of course, they just can't ever be named ...
... the newspaper said the approval of a troop increase plan by top Iraq commanders, including General George Casey and Lieutenant General Raymond Odierno, comes days before Bush unveils a new course for Iraq.

The recommendation by the commanders in Iraq is significant because Bush has placed prime importance on their advice, the report said.

The US command in Iraq decided to recommend an increase of troops several days ago, prior to meetings in Baghdad this week with Defence Secretary Robert Gates, according to The Times. The defence official said commanders have not determined the exact number of extra troops they will request, the report said.

Military officers have debated an increase of about 20,000, about five extra combat brigades, The Times said. But while some officers think five extra brigades would be difficult to muster, others believe more troops will be required, the paper reported.
Posted by:Steve White

#5  Augusta National Golf Club
Posted by: Greremp Uleremp6059   2006-12-24 20:45  

#4  The link doesn't works, Besoeker.
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-12-24 18:39  

#3  With the money that is being spend here now, you could build one of these for every city in the United States over the population of 20,000 and provide free lifetime residential fees and carts to everyone:

http://www.jellesen.dk/masters/web/course.html
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-12-24 08:43  

#2  So all those plans and programs that were put in place now have to the revised to suit the morality-political play in Washington. That means logisitical support and positioning of resources, security requirements for material transport, budget support requirements for operations [remember that request for additional monies for the war effort submitted last week is now crap as costs to support not just the extra troops but their operations just killed those old numbers], etc. etc. etc. are now in the air. Any real planners out there? Just as you get some hold of the natural aspect of chaos that conflict is, the pols come in an throw even more chaos into the situation. This is a push, not a pull requirement.
Posted by: Uniter Angomonter3858   2006-12-24 08:34  

#1  Now that Rumsfeld is gone......Top US military commanders in Iraq have bravely decided to urgently request recommend a “surge” of fresh American combat forces, eliminating one of the last remaining hurdles to proposals being....
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-12-24 01:14  

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