[kittycatonline.com]

You know, this is a pretty low blow. Some of these guys were counting their remaining days on a hand or two. It is no surprise that the US is going to bein Iraq for more than a few weeks, this extention could have been announced months ago. I wish this was done a bit better.

[USN40VET]

I agree,this was handled poorly. My son had his bags packed to leave in 24 hours when he was told to bring in his men and announce they were being extended and moving south. When he called me today, he didn't know how long the extension was for. I think the news media found out more details than he was given by his superiors. They could have at least been told a week or two ago an extension was under consideration. This seems like poor management to me, a knee jerk reaction. Maybe it is a correct reaction to the situation in Baghdad, but it should have been better planned.