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04/06/2004 Archived Entry: "More about 'Stop Loss'"
More about 'Stop Loss'
This morning, I mentioned that I'd heard that troop rotations were being halted. Here's a little more info:
A decision by the Pentagon to increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq is a reversal of its plan to steadily reduce the U.S. force level there.Since the war began a year ago, senior military leaders have given frequent assurances to troops and their families that Iraq duty would be no longer than a year.
Now, those assurances have met the reality of Iraq, where military leaders are planning for the possibility that anti-U.S. violence will spread. U.S. troops are stretched thin around the world, and the Pentagon has few options to increase the force in Iraq if necessary.
On Monday, a senior official with U.S. Central Command said that the return home of about 24,000 U.S. troops who were scheduled to leave in the next few weeks would be delayed as their replacements arrive. Central Command's responsibility includes the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Replies: 3 people speak up
Gee, doesn't this sound like "Catch 22"? Just as you are about to reach the end of your tour of duty, they extend it.
A better idea. Bring the troops home. Let the different factions fight it out and the winner will control the country. This is what will happen any way once the US is out. And in the long run many lives will be saved.
Posted by Demeur @ 04/06/2004 05:24 AM NY
When my kid went into the Army, I told him:
"You have just agreed to work for the people who made treaties wuth Indians. You may think it's a different group, but you would be wrong. So don't be surprised when you find out you are the newest Indian."
Some things never change.
Scorpio
Eccentricity
Posted by Scorpio @ 04/06/2004 10:19 AM NY
Another addition to the list of flip flops...and the already terrible situation for so many.
B.U.S.H. =
Bad for the U.S. & Humanity
Posted by LML @ 04/06/2004 11:43 AM NY
