Rumsfeld Taps 92,000 GIs for Iraq Rotation

[katty]

cont'd at: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1291235

Rumsfeld Taps 92,000 GIs for Iraq Rotation
Rumsfeld Says U.S. Troops in Iraq Bolstered for Elections, More Than 92,000 Will Be in Next Rotation

By ROBERT BURNS AP Military Writer
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON Nov 8, 2005 — The Pentagon announced Monday that more than 92,000 troops will be in the next rotation of U.S. forces in Iraq, and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said its exact size will not be decided until after the Dec. 15 election of a new Iraqi government.

The Pentagon said it has identified some of the major combat units that will deploy, starting in mid-2006 as part of a rotation that will run through mid-2008, including a National Guard brigade from Minnesota.

It said the identified units will total about 92,000 troops, but Rumsfeld said that should not be taken as the final figure. The usual troop level this year has been about 138,000, although that has been strengthened to about 160,000 this fall out of concern for extra violence during voting in October and December.

[edbermac]

1. Wonder how many of them voted for Shrub?

The irony of it all...:sarcasm: