Avant News: U.S. to Reduce Troop Levels From 138K to 163K

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http://www.avantnews.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=262

U.S. Military to Reduce Iraq Troop Levels From 138,000 to 163,000
Temporally realigned by admin on 2006/6/1 11:36:22 (111 reads)
By Ion Zwitter, Avant News Editor
Washington, D.C., June 19, 2006

Citing an improving security situation in key Iraqi provinces, U.S. military commanders say they have begun the long-promised task of reducing the American troop presence in Iraq, beginning with a reduction to about 163,000 from the current 138,000 scheduled over the next six months. According to high-ranking military officials who asked to remain anonymous as they are not authorized to discuss troop reductions, the Bush administration hopes to have lowered troop levels by a further 20,000 to 183,000 by November, with additional reductions scheduled for next year.

"We're confident that the improving security situation in Anbar province, Baghdad and other hotspots will allow us to continue our promised withdrawals of troops from Iraq at a steady and predictable pace," General John Abizaid, the top commander in the region, said during a defense department briefing. "Assuming no further deterioration or flare-up of internecine strife, I believe we should have lowered levels to just over 210,000 by early spring, 2007."

In the first stage of the troop reduction program, the U.S. military will be redeploying about 1,500 troops currently stationed in Kuwait into Iraq. The new troops are intended to help support anti-insurgency operations in the Anbar Province of Western Iraq

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2+2=5

'We have to destroy the village in order to save it' kind of DOD logic that gets us into these messes time and time again.

the 1500 they just sent into Anbar province to quell the rioting?
What planet do they live on?

Avant News - deadpan satire from plausible futures...

Washington, D.C., June 19, 2006. For a minute there, I thought Jon Titor wrote the piece. I like this part though.




Funny stuff.

Jay

help. Can somebody turn back the clock for me?

...And in "six months" all will be coming up roses in Iraq.

in the "run up" to the next Iraqi political event.

up is down, black is white, lies are...

Haven't thought of zwitterions for a while ...

finally institute the draft."