47,000 More GIs Tapped for Year in Iraq

[conjur]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=542&u=/ap/20040504/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/iraq_us_military_5&printer=1

 

[tnitsuj]

That article says 37,000 to maintain a constant force level of at least 138,000.

 

[conjur]

U.S. military commanders in Iraq (news - web sites) have decided they need to keep an expanded force in Iraq beyond June and will send 10,000 active-duty Army and Marine Corps troops for one-year tours, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced Tuesday.

In addition, the Army planned to announce that about 37,000 National Guard and Reserve troops are getting called to active duty to support three National Guard combat brigades that will be sent to Iraq late this year or early in 2005, defense officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

10,000 + 37,000 = 47,000

 

[tnitsuj]

never mind you are correct

 

[Moonbeam]

Misery loves company. I bet Bush will be canceling any further vacations with all this war and security work to do and all the troops dying so he can pull his numbers up.

 

[dahunan]

June 30 2005?