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Politics : Ask Michael Burke

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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (114566)3/27/2009 2:12:08 AM
From: Thomas M.  Read Replies (2) of 132070
 
Just like in Nam, American escalation means ...

Except in Vietnam there was an actual escalation. In Iraq there was none. The "surge" was a complete lie.

... the number of US and allied troops in Iraq will average 170,000 for the next 13 months –marginally below the level maintained from December 2004 through December 2005 ... The recent increases in US troop levels have, at most, compensated for the reduction in allied troops over the last couple of years ...

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Tom
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