U.S. sending 1,500 more troops before Iraq vote

[Moloch]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States is dispatching an additional 1,500 troops to Iraq and extending the stays of more than 10,000 others to bolster security ahead of January's scheduled elections, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

The moves will bring the number of U.S. troops in Iraq from nearly 140,000 to an all-time high of about 150,000, the Pentagon said.

Gen. George Casey, commander of the American-dominated multinational force in Iraq, requested the increase to take advantage of momentum gained by recent U.S.-led offensives against an insurgency that has killed hundreds of American troops over the past 18 months, the military said.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/01/iraq.main/index.html

[Scrooge]

1. mission accomplished

indeed. :(

[Bouncy Ball]

2. Where are they getting the extra 1500?

[JI7]

3. why not get them from Poland ?

and the other members of our "coalition".

[Moderator]

4. Duplicate

( dang - this is the fith or sixth one tonight)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1036001