Stepping up the war: Reserves chief tells troops to enter full war mode
By Dave Moniz, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — The chief of the U.S. Army Reserve is taking the unusual step of warning all 205,000 soldiers under his command that the Army Reserve is "on a war footing" and will need to take tough measures to meet commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Rob Griffith, AP
In a memo describing the actions he is taking to address growing concerns about unusually long tours, Lt. Gen. James Helmly told commanders to cancel training not related to the war on terrorism and identify soldiers who aren't fit enough to be sent overseas. The memo went recently to Army Reserve commanders around the country. "I want to initiate a full court press here," Helmly wrote. "We've got to get out front of the press and rumors and perceptions and talk straight to our people."
Last, week, the Pentagon said the worse-than-expected situation in Iraq means thousands of reservists there will have to serve tours of 12 months, as opposed to the six-month overseas tours typical before the Iraq war.
usatoday.com
Stepping up the war because: Commander: GIs in Iraq Face Revenge Raids
Wednesday September 17, 2003 1:49 PM
By TAREK AL-ISSAWI
Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The commander of the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq said in an interview published Wednesday that U.S. forces, already under pressure from a guerrilla-style resistance, now face revenge attacks from ordinary Iraqis angered by the occupation.
North of Baghdad, there were at least three separate attacks on U.S. forces with roadside bombs in less than 1 hours Wednesday morning. Witnesses reported injured soldiers, but details were unclear. The attacks hit U.S. Humvees about 12 miles north of Baghdad near al-Taji
guardian.co.uk
All of which makes this from Rumsfeld just another in the BIG FAT NEOCON lies: Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who once again on Tuesday listed only "dead-enders, foreign terrorists and criminal gangs" as opponents of the U.S. occupation. |
