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Bush To Send 100,000 More Troops To Die |
Current rating: 3 |
by ambx AKA DAN Disinfo
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27 Mar 2003
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The US military plans to send 100,000 more troops to Iraq in the next month, effectively doubling its forces on the ground. |
There are currently about 125,000 coalition soldiers fighting in Iraq - around 25,000 of them British.
US officials said plans call for inserting as many as 100,000 more US soldiers into Iraq by the end of April, bringing the total US-led force there to about 225,000.
The officials stressed that the build-up was not new but part of a long-developed war plan.
Military commanders have been talking about the need for more troops to bolster already exhausted troops.
Among the reinforcements will be the 4th Infantry Division from Texas, 1st Armoured Division from Germany and 2nd Armoured Cavalry Regiment from Colorado.
Earlier, US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld denied that the Pentagon had changed its war plan and was rushing in forces to make up for what critics have called a major shortage of foot-soldiers and tanks to defeat Iraq's elite Republican Guards and paramilitary troops loyal to Saddam.
The 4th Infantry Division was earlier scheduled to go to Turkey, but Ankara refused to agree to US troop-basing and movement through the country to set up a northern front.
Instead, the first units of the division, one of the most modern in the Army, began moving on Thursday from Fort Hood, Texas, to Kuwait to join its M-1A2 tanks and other equipment.
That flow will include at least 30,000 troops, including support units.
The 1st Armoured Division of nearly 20,000 troops and tanks is also beginning to move to the region from Germany and the highly mobile 2nd Armoured Cavalry Regiment will begin to go this weekend from Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Over 7000 US And British Troops Killed In Iraq So Far |
by Gill AKA DAN Disinfo
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Current rating: 3
29 Mar 2003
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Iraq's Ambassador to Moscow, Abbas Khalaf, quoting fresh reports from Baghdad, said that in the last 24 hours alone over 2000 American and British troops were killed in fierce fighting in An-Najaf and Kerbala.
Five American spy drones were downed over An-Najaf, he told reporters. Six tanks destroyed many dozens of armored vehicles blown up and nineteen helicopters shot down the invading fore is taking incoming fire of all kinds from all directions and the supply lines have been cut off basically the Americans are out of gas and surrounded by millions of really pissed off gun toting peopleâ€
Khalaf pointed out to the "great difficulties faced by the invading army as US is planning to send up to 130,000 more troops to Iraq to be slaughtered."
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_222556,00050004.htm
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Re: Bush To Send 100,000 More Troops To Die |
by Jack Ryan
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Current rating: -3
29 Mar 2003
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Gill,
I sense your absolute joy in the myth our men and women are having a difficult time. Allow me to say how sick I think this thought is and whom you rely for your inaccurate information. The truth is all over the news. It has not gone as easily as expected, however, it has not had the loss of life that you were hoping for either.
Tough Luck,
Jack |
