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Title: just ... wow... Post by: Aske on April 10, 2007, 07:42:42 AM http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070410/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_troops_iraq;_ylt=ArO.ah_xy87EmPT.hZ2Fqy3MWM0F
Title: Re: just ... wow... Post by: MFAWG on April 10, 2007, 07:44:57 AM The whole 'Surge' isn't really a 'Surge', it's a 'Not Going Home'.
I know somebody who was home for 6 weeks and went to Afghanistan for an 'Undetermined Period'. Title: Re: just ... wow... Post by: 1puttpar on April 10, 2007, 08:49:36 AM "Also on Monday, officials said some 13,000 National Guard troops are receiving notice to prepare for possible deployment to Iraq, which would be the second tour for several thousand of them.
The Guard units would serve as replacement forces in the regular troop rotation for the war, and would not be connected to the recent military buildup for security operations in Baghdad, the Pentagon said." This sounds like these would be in addition to the current build-up. WTF. |