Thursday, February 01, 2007

Troop surge to be double what Bush claimed

Just saw this story on AmericaBlog:

BREAKING: Bush "surge" likely sending DOUBLE the number of troops to Iraq - 35,000 to 48,000 - NOT 21,000

That post references this entry on DefenseTech.org

President Bush and his new military chiefs have been saying for nearly a month that they would "surge" an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq, in a last, grand push to quell the violence in Baghdad and in Anbar Province. But a new study by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says the real troop increase could be as high as 48,000 -- more than double the number the President initially said.
Can we *please* impeach him now?

We are the people who run this country. We are the deciders....Molly Ivins

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