Tours of duty for 15,000 U.S. Army troops extended.

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/09/tours-of-duty-for-15000-us-army-troops-extended/

Tours of duty for 15,000 U.S. Army troops extended.

CNN’s Barbara Starr reports, “The Pentagon today, as we speak, is reviewing a request from commanders in Iraq for the extension of the tour of duty for up to 15,000 Army troops. four combat ground brigades. One combat aviation brigade. their tours might be extended up to 120 days. Why? Because the Pentagon has to find a way to keep that so-called troop surge going.”

[indepat]

1. Is this not shitting on, rather than supporting the troops?

[TahitiNut]

2. It is, indeed.

They're nothing but cannon fodder for the exploitations of a privateering cabal whose ONLY interest is wealth and power for a very few: their 'base.'