Surge II: 200K US troops in Iraq by Christmas

[Jim Warren]

Listen, at the risk of piling on more bad news than anyone can bear, it occurs that this might be the real reason why bushco has refused to back down an inch on any timetable, they have a plan already done.

Second Surge?

But the Hearst newspapers disclosed on May 22 that “the Bush administration is quietly on track to nearly double the number of combat troops in Iraq this year,” to 98,000 from 52,500, boosting the total U.S. military presence to 200,000, according to an analysis of Pentagon deployment orders.

“The little-noticed second surge, designed to reinforce U.S. troops in Iraq, is being executed by sending more combat brigades and extending tours of duty for troops already there,” the Hearst newspapers wrote.

With this quiet escalation on the one hand and hints about an ISG-like Plan B on the other, the Bush administration appears to be playing a double game with the goal of securing about $100 billion more in war spending before Congress catches on to the expanded combat plans.

Helping to lull Official Washington into a pre-Memorial Day daydream, administration officials briefed pro-war Washington Post columnist David Ignatius on more peaceful plans for the “post-surge” period.
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2007/052207.html

Corporate US media coverage? not hardly....
but The People's Daily is on it
http://english.people.com.cn/200705/24/eng20070524_377320.html
as well Xinhua online
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/23/content_6142802.htm

[librechik]

1. so...Poppy wins the argument at last, I see

no matter how much Jr wanted him to be wrong, he wasn't. You actually need that many troops to do Iraq.

Except that Poppy NEVER would have occupied Iraq in the first place. Stupid as Poppy Bush is, he was too smart for that. Unlike Shrub.

But if they think this is going to help, they are sorely wrong. And besides, isn't it actually more like 500 or 600 thousand that you need? And besides, isn't this completely totally WRONG MORALLY? And besides, Shrub was making noises this am about 9/11terrorIraq, see?
It's all connected, see? But you never heard me say that.

This is a painful mess that can only be repaired by a Dem sweep of everything. Shrub has broken OUR govt, and we need to fix that before we can help Iraq. Damn, we used to be able to help people. Damn the oil companies.

[wakeme2008]

2. The military is close to a revolt IMHO

They extended tours to 15 months, to make this work, they will be extending then to 18 months to 24 months. At that time IMHO there will be a major revolt in the military.

[Breeze54]

3. There's already 190.000 there now!!

I think I'm going to :puke:

:grr:

[Generator]

4. We are so punked

American people want war to end. American people vote for change. Dems try, then cave. Bush increases war, gives speech linking Iraq to YES INDEED-your favorite caveman-Osama. They will not stop (saw something on NBC about ships in the gulf for Iran?-didn't watch it) until they are removed. It's that simple. We are being punked, fucked over and made fools. They will not stop unless forced to. Is that only obvious to me?

[Jim Warren]

5. Is that only obvious to me?

I would bet not friend. I think the shock of betrayal is heavy in the air.