Don't believe the *shortages* yarn. I know of at least one Defense Supply Depot with three 50-ton palletized boxcar loads of the Desert Storm-era *chocolate chip* camouflage BDUs with 475 pounds of uniforms per pallet, 200 pallets per railcar; if it were just a matter of getting the troops suitable desert camo, they'd be issuing those.
Much more likely: 4th Infantry Division and Taskforce Ironsides, at least, will remain in reserve with their equipment loaded aboard ship, just in case something eventful occurs that demands their presence elsewhere...like Korea. They're close at hand in Turkey if needed in Iraq, but they're also capable of quickly loading their troops and light equipment back on the ships and headed for anywhere else they might be needed as well.
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