http://www.comcast.net/News/DOMESTIC//XML/1151_President__White_House__Advisers/34f98335-170d-4fc8-a4e5-21c4c759c3a3.htmlU.S. Commanders Mull More Troops in Iraq
Mon Apr 5, 4:04 PM
By JOHN J. LUMPKIN, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - U.S. military commanders have begun studying ways they might increase troops in Iraq should violence spread much more widely, a senior officer said Monday.
Generals believe they have enough forces to handle the attacks that have been coming from various quarters, including the recent violence by a Shiite militia group, but they want to know what is available if the situation gets worse, said the officer, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity.
Separately, President Bush criticized the radical Shiite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, who leads the militia. Over the weekend, supporters rioted in Baghdad and four other cities in fighting that killed eight U.S. troops, a Salvadoran soldier and at least 52 Iraqis.
"This is one person that is deciding that rather than allowing democracy to flourish, he's going to exercise force," Bush said. "We just can't let it stand."Yeah, Georgie...that person is YOU.