US clears despatch of Iraq reserve force(Escalation is always a good sign)

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http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2006/May/focusoniraq_May133.xml§ion=focusoniraq&col=

BAGHDAD - The US military has approved a request from its commander in Iraq to send a reserve force from Kuwait, a spokesman in Baghdad said on Saturday.

The spokesman declined to give details but US officials said earlier this month they were considering sending an extra battalion, several hundred soldiers, to the Baghdad area.

“The MNF-I Commander, in coordination with the Government of Iraq, requested and received authority to relocate the Call Forward Force in support of ongoing security operations,” military spokesman Sergeant Mark Diamond said.

“In view of operational security measures it would be inappropriate to discuss specifics,” he added in an e-mail response to a question. “Commanders reserve the right to reposition forces in support of established priorities.”

He did not say where the troops would go or how many there would be.

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1. Means: Not enough manpower to do the job

Bring up the backup forces because you can't do it with what you have.