AP: U.S. Announces Troop Deployments to Iraq

[Eugene]

U.S. Announces Troop Deployments to Iraq


Friday November 17, 2006 5:46 PM

AP Photo BAG109

By LOLITA C. BALDOR

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon announced Friday that 57,000 U.S. troops,
including five combat brigades, have been told to deploy to Iraq early
next year - a move that will maintain current force levels there.

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld signed the deployment orders for about
20,000 soldiers from active duty Army brigades based in North Carolina,
Georgia, Washington, Kansas and Italy. Another 10,000 reserves and 27,000
active duty troops are scheduled to go to Iraq in smaller units.

Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman also said that 1,500 soldiers in the South
Carolina National Guard's 218th Brigade Combat Team have been told they will
deploy to Afghanistan early next year.

The deployments, which will serve as replacements for troops leaving Iraq,
will largely maintain the current force level of 141,000. The moves were
initially described by military officials last week, but the specific units were
announced Friday.

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6222006,00.html

[Megahurtz]

1. Shit. n/t

[jaxx]

2. Bastards

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. The beast needs more cannon fodder

Bush needs to protect his oil fields.

[Charlie Brown]

4. the South will not like this

This could be a good opportunity to swing a few more states our way.

[The Count]

7. "Good opportunity?" Sorry if I find this craven.

W kills for political gain. Our attitudes on war need a higher motivation. It's bad because it kills.

[Charlie Brown]

8. in this case that message will not become reality until we win in politics

I've found that R politicans are incapable of accepting that war is bad in principle. Maybe a shift in power will change policy for the better.

Craven or not, it's reality.

[acmavm]

5. When the hell does Rumsfeld go?

[Igel]

10. Probably when Gates is confirmed. n/t

[stepnw1f]

6. Feeding the Military Industrial Complex is the GOP's #1 Priority

VIETNAM all over again... have people not learned anything?

[saigon68]

11. Yes soon hundreds more will die for Halliburton and Bechtel profits

Those sipping champagne tonight on the news, really are happy, they are getting RICH

[stepnw1f]

12. Yeah, Well the Wealthy Better Wake the Fuck Up

The French revolution comes to mind.... hey, they don't care, so should the poor and middleclass care about them?

[saigon68]

14. That's the spirit !!!! maybe the rich need a rose petal parade or 2

[Tight_rope]

9. Fucking RummytheDummy did this...he's the one who signed the papers!

[daleo]

13. At least 500 of these 50,000 troops will be dead within a year

Another 2000 will be maimed. How's that for framing.