US to send home 4,000 more troops from Iraq

[Peacetrain]

Its a start.. now lets ramp it up

EDIT for link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090930/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_iraq



By LARA JAKES, Associated Press Writer Lara Jakes, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 10 mins ago

WASHINGTON – The top general in Iraq is sending home 4,000 more U.S. troops by the end of October as the American military winds down the six-year war. Army Gen. Ray Odierno said in remarks prepared for a congressional hearing Wednesday that the number of U.S. soldiers in Iraq will total about 120,000 over the next month.

[cherokeeprogressive]

1. 2 weeks R&R, then on to Afghanistan? n/t

[Horse with no Name]

2. From what I hear from voices on the ground there

That's what it looks like.:(
Re-arranging chairs on the Titanic.

[BlooInBloo]

3. This is clearly just terrible. (Got a link, by the way?)

[Peacetrain]

5. Yep I forgot to put it in.. will update the OP

:hi:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090930/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_iraq

[BlooInBloo]

6. Thanks!

[spanone]

4. c h a n g e

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[cherokeeprogressive]

9. Forgot to include that advertising link the first time?

I hate when that happens.