the Sugar Conspiracy

Wednesday, December 01, 2004

Stay all night, stay a little longer

The Pentagon said yesterday that it will boost the number of U.S. troops in Iraq to about 150,000, the highest level since the U.S. occupation began 19 months ago.

Most of the increase in the troop count -- which stands at about 138,000 now -- will come from the extended deployment of units already there as others arrive. That will keep some troops in Iraq for combat tours of 14 months, beyond the year-long mission that most service members are told to expect, Pentagon officials said.

Rather convenient that they waited until AFTER the election to make this announcement, isn't it?

posted by chris at 10:23 PM
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