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Pressure to Cut Costs, Troops Strains "Surge"
Jim Lobe, of Inter Press Service: "Growing impatience in Congress over the enormous costs being racked up by the Iraq war, as well as the Pentagon's belief that it needs more troops in Afghanistan to fight... ...
Army Vice Chief Testifies: Force Strained by Long Wars
The Associated Press reports, "US soldiers are committing suicide at record levels, young officers are abandoning their military careers, and the heavy use of forces in Iraq has made it harder for the... ...
Military Tells Bush of Troop Strains
The Associated Press reports: "Behind the Pentagon's closed doors, US military leaders told President Bush Wednesday they are worried about the Iraq war's mounting strain on troops and their families.... ...
Soldiers Join War Protest: Winter Soldier Hearings
Winter soldier testimonials Informan t: sasha karlik WINTER SOLDIER Aims of the Global War on Terror http://www.youtu be.com/watch?v=vtgrQWD5XL8 Informant: Ashley Smith From ufpj-news -------- Soldi ers... ...
Dems Yank Troop Withdrawal Bill From Senate Floor
Little new was said in the past two days, but thanks to Republican procedural maneuvers, the Senate was forced to debate a doomed Iraq troop withdrawal bill proposed by Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.). Republicans... ...
Army, citing strain, calls for reduced combat tours
USA Today 02/26/08 The Army’s top general said Tuesday he hopes to reduce combat tours for soldiers in Iraq from 15 months to 12 months this summer and would not go back to the longer tours even if President... ...
US troops under curfew in Okinawa after protests
Independent [UK] 02/21/08 The southern Japanese island of Okinawa is in uproar after a series of incidents involving American troops, including two alleged rapes that have strained ties between Washington... ...
Iraq forever?
The American Prospect by Spencer Ackerman 09/18/07 Having lost the battle over the surge, Democrats in the Senate are back to an incrementalist approach to the war. After Bush endorsed General David... ...
Bush Hears About Strain on Troops
Robert Burns of The Associated Press reports: "At a key juncture in the Iraq war, the military chiefs conveyed to President Bush on Friday their concern about a growing strain on troops and their families... ...
Top General Fears War Strain on National Guard
Andrew O. Selsky reports for The Associated Press, "The Pentagon is asking National Guard troops and their families to make sacrifices like never before in Iraq and other hot spots, the Army's chief of... ...