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 Bush decides to suspend troop reductions for the second half of the year. Gen. George Casey, the Army chief of staff, told a Senate panel that the Army is under serious strain from years of war-fighting and must reduce the length of combat tours as soon as possible...
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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 Bush decides to suspend troop reductions for the second half of the year. Gen. George Casey, the Army chief of staff, told a Senate panel that the Army is under serious strain from years of war-fighting and must reduce the length of combat tours as soon as possible...
http://tinyurl.com/2r25el
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=combat+tours
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=strain+on+troops
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=George+Casey
rudkla - 27. Feb, 11:02
