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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Soldiers In Iraq Not Leaving As Soon As They Thought... The LA Times reports that "in the latest sign of pressure on troop strength from growing violence in Iraq, the Pentagon said Monday that it had extended the combat tour of 4,000 soldiers, the second time in as many months that an Army brigade has seen its yearlong deployment lengthened." The story continues, stating that "coming after this summer's announcement that an Alaska-based brigade would have its tour prolonged, analysts said, the extension of the 1st Brigade's assignment was the latest sign that the U.S. military was having a difficult time sustaining the 145,000-strong troop level in Iraq. According to the Army Times, "Soldiers with 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, have been told they will deploy 30 days earlier than originally scheduled for late November. Now the unit will begin their deployment in late October, the release states." "The Pentagon said troop rotations could be changed even further "based upon changes in the security situation." A surge in sectarian violence in Baghdad and continuing insurgent violence elsewhere in Iraq have foiled Pentagon plans to begin a troop reduction this fall," reports the Boston Globe. It's hard to imagine that this war can be conducted much longer without the draft, not that anyone will dare to mention such a thing during election time. Indeed, not only is it too close to the mid-term elections, but also 2008's presidential elections, to let that word float around too much. Certainly people would notice a draft and it would definately have political fall out. I guess backdoor, underhanded draft will have to do for now -- stoploss, extentions, and call backs. My opinions on the matter run much closer to those of old-school, small government conservatives, rather than the psuedo-conservatives so prominent today. Blogger News Network is advertiser-supported, and your visits to our advertisers help BNN to meet its expenses. Help keep us afloat! posted by Sharon Secor at 12:44 PM |
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