The surge worked! Only 8,000 more troops in Iraq by July 08!!

[babylonsister]

:crazy:

http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2008/feb/25/pentagon-expects-post-surge-troop-levels-be-140000/

Pentagon expects `post-surge' troop levels to be 140,000

AP
Monday, February 25, 2008


WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is projecting that when the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq is over in July there will be about 8,000 more troops on the ground than when the buildup began in January 2007.

Lt. Gen. Carter Ham of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters Monday that by July the troop total is likely to be 140,000. That compares with 132,000 when Bush approved orders to send an additional five Army brigades to Iraq in an effort to improve security and avert civil war.

It had been widely expected that some support troops sent to Iraq with the five extra brigades would need to remain, even after July. But until now it was not clear what their number would be
Comments

[grantcart]

1. See below

HERE BELOW LIST OF AMERICAN CASUALTIES IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. I AM SURE THEIR LOVED ONES WILL BE GRATIFIED TO KNOW THAT THE SURGE IS A TACTICAL SUCCESS AND THAT VIOLENCE IS DOWN AND THAT THE IRAQI PARLIMENT HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO RECONCILE AND FORMULATE A DIVISION OF OIL REVENUES AMONGST THE IRAQIS (Which after all was the only real reason to have the surge in the first place).


-24-Feb-2008 2 | US: 2 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
21-Feb-2008 2 | US: 2 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad Non-hostile - illness
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire
20-Feb-2008 5 | US: 5 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Captain Nathan R. Raudenbush Busayefi - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Staff Sergeant Bryant W. Mackey Mosul - Ninawa Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack
US Sergeant Conrad Alvarez Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Corporal Albert Bitton Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Specialist Jr., Micheal B. Matlock Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
17-Feb-2008 2 | US: 2 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Specialist Luke S. Runyan Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
US Specialist Chad D. Groepper Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
14-Feb-2008 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Staff Sergeant Javares J. Washington Kuwait City (Camp Buehring) - NA Non-hostile - vehicle accident
10-Feb-2008 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Sergeant Corey E. Spates Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
08-Feb-2008 5 | US: 5 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Private 1st Class Jack T. Sweet Jalawlah - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - explosion
US Specialist Michael T. Manibog Taji - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant Timothy P. Martin Taji - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Staff Sergeant Jerald A. Whisenhunt Taji - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant Gary D. Willett Taji - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
07-Feb-2008 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Petty Officer 1st Class Luis A. Souffront Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
06-Feb-2008 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Sergeant Bradley J. Skelton Baghdad (western part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
05-Feb-2008 4 | US: 4 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Sergeant Timothy R. Van Orman Muqdadiyah (died in Balad) - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant John C. Osmolski Muqdadiyah (died in Balad) - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Specialist Miguel A. Baez Muqdadiyah (died in Balad) - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant Rafael Alicearivera Tallil - Dhi Qar Non-hostile - drowning
04-Feb-2008 3 | US: 3 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Specialist Christopher J. West Muqdadiyah (Died in Balad) - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Chief Petty Officer Nathan H. Hardy Not reported yet Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
US Chief Petty Officer Michael E. Koch Not reported yet Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
02-Feb-2008 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Staff Sergeant Chad A. Barrett Mosul - Ninawa Non-hostile
Total 28 | US: 28 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
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[msedano]

2. QEPD

que en paz descansen

rest in peace.

ave atque vale.

hail and farewell.

Almost 4000 dead soldiers. How many is enough?

[Breeze54]

3. Well; on Sunday they were saying the levels would be at 130K...

What a difference a day and a lie make. :grr:

K&R'd

[babylonsister]

4. Yep, a mere 10,000. Aren't we lucky no one's lying? nt

[MadMaddie]

5. And this is what our Democratic candidates should be using

against the Republicans.

The stupid cheap shots Hillary and Obama are taking against each other over mailers, statements etc is hurting the Demcocratic party.

[democrank]

6. Somebody took advice from that great Republican war planner

William Kristol. Or was it Jonah Goldberg?


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