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Pentagon Sending More Troops to Iraq
NewsMax Wires ^ | December 1, 2004

Posted on 12/01/2004 8:01:33 PM PST by Kaslin

WASHINGTON -- The United States is expanding its military force in Iraq by 12,000 troops, to the highest level since the war began in March 2003, in order to bolster security in advance of national elections, officials said Wednesday.

The expansion will be achieved by sending about 1,500 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, N.C., this month and by extending the combat tours of about 10,400 troops already in Iraq.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: army; ftbragg; iraq; marines

1 posted on 12/01/2004 8:01:33 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1292456/posts


2 posted on 12/01/2004 8:08:13 PM PST by Flavius ("... we should reconnoitre assiduosly... " Vegetius)
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To: snopercod

Bump.


3 posted on 12/01/2004 8:44:39 PM PST by First_Salute (May God save our democratic-republican government, from a government by judiciary.)
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To: Kaslin

Ok Liberals,

Try to understand..... we're in this to WIN! Not to placate, not to appease, not to look good to the UN or any of its minions, not for a great photo op. We are going to turn Iraq around, and whether you like it or not, YOU will benefit, along with millions of innocent people who just want to make a life for themselves. You can study and write letters to the editor and debate it to death, but we're in this to WIN. If we need more troops to do it, then we will send more troops. The adults are still in charge, ok?


4 posted on 12/01/2004 8:46:37 PM PST by Just Lori (Before you can win the peace, you have to win the WAR!!!)
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To: Flavius

I suppose you are trying to tell me that the article was already posted. However your title is slightly different and I did a search before posting the article and came up empty


5 posted on 12/01/2004 9:10:15 PM PST by Kaslin (I can't think of a good tagline)
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To: Kaslin

your correct and i was drunk


6 posted on 12/02/2004 3:13:57 AM PST by Flavius ("... we should reconnoitre assiduosly... " Vegetius)
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