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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush

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To: TimF who wrote (80390)5/22/2007 3:44:40 PM
From: sea_biscuit  Read Replies (1) of 93284
 
What do you do when you escalate a war and fail miserably? That's right. Escalate it further!

Second Iraq ‘surge’ quieter
No televised announcement, but more troops deploy just the same

STEWART M. POWELL; Hearst Newspapers
Published: May 22nd, 2007 01:00 AM


WASHINGTON – The Bush administration is quietly on track to nearly double the number of combat troops in Iraq this year, an analysis of Pentagon deployment orders showed Monday.

When additional support troops are included in this second troop “surge,” the total number of U.S. troops in Iraq could increase from 162,000 now to more than 200,000 – a record high number – by the end of the year.

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