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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Nov 23, 2005 12:36pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, November 23, 2005 06:35:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Posted 10:51 am | Printer Friendly
According to a front-page article in the Washington Post, the Pentagon plans to move several U.S. military brigades out of Iraq soon, and put them "on call" in Kuwait. With this in mind, I can't help but wonder how soon Republicans will accuse the Pentagon of embracing a "cut and run" strategy.
Barring any major surprises in Iraq, the Pentagon tentatively plans to reduce the number of U.S. forces there early next year by as many as three combat brigades, from 18 now, but to keep at least one brigade "on call" in Kuwait in case more troops are needed quickly, several senior military officers said.
Pentagon authorities also have set a series of "decision points" during 2006 to consider further force cuts that, under a "moderately optimistic" scenario, would drop the total number of troops from more than 150,000 now to fewer than 100,000, including 10 combat brigades, by the end of the year, the officers said.
This isn't entirely new — similar plans have been floated in recent months — but in the current political environment, these plans have a certain salience. Indeed, the fact that "several senior military officers" would talk the WaPo about scaling down U.S. forces in Iraq the same week the White House insisted the troops aren't going anywhere, suggests the Bush gang — surprise, surprise — may not have its act together in planning for the future of Iraq. |
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