Posted on 06/20/2006 6:45:17 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has notified about 21,000 Army soldiers and Marines that they are scheduled to be sent to Iraq late this year as part of the latest deployment rotation.
Four major combat brigades from Texas, Alaska and Colorado are scheduled to replace troops returning home from the war, the Pentagon said. Thus, the announcement does not signal an increase in troop strength in Iraq.
In a press release Tuesday, the Pentagon said the planned assignments could change depending on the conditions in Baghdad. The move comes as Pentagon officials and the Bush administration are under increasing pressure from Congress and the public to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq.
Combined with last November's announcement of 92,000 American service members scheduled to go to Iraq in the 2006-2008 rotation, this would bring the total U.S. troop level to about 113,000 for that period. That is less than the approximately 138,000 average troop level for the past year, but more than military officials' goal of less than 100,000 by the end of the year.
There are about 127,000 U.S. troops in Iraq.
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Well, they all knew they were going, and most of them knew when. But now we all know.
How about sending DC Liberals and RINOs in their place, for example, Kerry, Schumer, Durbin, Boxer, Feinstein, Pelosi, Spector, McCain, Feingold, Kennedy, both Clintons, and the list goes on. After all, they claim to be "concerned" patriotic Americans. What better way for them to prove their patriotism then to take the place of one of our brave soldiers?
I thought we wanted to win this war.
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