Escalate, escalate, escalate
March 3rd, 2007
‘Surge’ needs up to 7,000 more troops
President Bush’s planned escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq will require as many as 28,500 troops, Pentagon officials told a Senate committee Thursday….
In January, Bush said he would send 21,500 more combat troops to Iraq. England said 6,000 to 7,000 support troops will be needed to back up the larger combat force.
England’s estimate differed from the Congressional Budget Office’s estimate last month that as many as 28,000 extra troops would be needed to support the escalation.
When will they ever learn?
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