85,000+47,000=

[metisnation]

132,000

http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=us&cat=us_armed_forces

another lie for the Bush Cabal!

reminds me of the unemployment numbers

[MoonAndSun]

1. here is a snip from the article.........

snip> AP) - About 85,000 U.S. troops have been alerted they will soon be sent to Iraq to relieve forces who have been there for up to a year, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Thursday. In addition, nearly 47,000 National Guard and Reserve forces are in the process of being notified that they will be activated to serve in Iraq or Afghanistan, Rumsfeld said at a Pentagon news conference. Even more Army soldiers could be alerted soon to add to those deployments, Rumsfeld said. More...




They lie on top of lies and the media never seems to call them on it.

[tom_paine]

2. Yep. The Bushevik answer to getting caught in a lie

is to tell six more lies!

[lostnfound]

3. You're making a mistake. Those are two different part numbers...

that Bush is ordering up. Like "I'll take 85,000 paper towels and 47,000 paper plates." Your mistake is in assuming that the junta recognizes these people as ... well, people. I'm afraid, sadly, that these guys don't even remember what 'human' means.

[jsw_81]

4. 85,000+47,000=

Vietnam

[Walt Starr]

5. That's a net troop level increase of 2000

Current troop levels are officially listed as 130,000.

[leftchick]

6. this needs a KICK...

hopefully a couple of murkins may be lurking and get a clue....

[DUreader]

7. There ain't gonna be no rotation, next war coming soon

[alfredo]

8. We don't know how long those rotating back will be back.

the returning soldiers could be a big problem for Bush.

[legin]

9. Perhaps we need to invite a guest poster

someone with a good understanding of the military.

Perhaps someone like David Hackworth.