U.S. military commander says his extra troops will be needed into middle of 2008

[rodeodance]

Source: ap



U.S. military commander says his extra troops will be needed into middle of 2008

The Associated Press
Friday, July 20, 2007

BAGHDAD: If the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq is reversed before the the middle of 2008, the military will risk giving up the security gains it has achieved at a cost of hundreds of American lives over the past six months, the commander of U.S. forces south of Baghdad said Friday.

Maj. Gen. Richard Lynch, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, mentioned none of the proposals in Congress for beginning to withdraw U.S. troops as soon as September. all. But he made clear in an interview that in his area of responsibility south of Baghdad, it will take many more months to consolidate recent gains.

"It's going to take through (this) summer, into the fall, to defeat the extremists in my battle space, and it's going to take me into next spring and summer to generate this sustained security presence," he said, referring to an Iraqi capability to hold gains made by U.S. forces.

Lynch said he had projected in March, when he arrived as part of the troop buildup, that it would take him about 15 months to accomplish his mission, which would be mid- 2008.

Read more: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/20/africa/ME-GEN-US-Iraq-US-Troops.php

[aquart]

1. What a surprise. I never would have guessed. Would you?

[underpants]

4. What a government administrator wanting more people and more funds?

Nope never heard of it
:sarcasm:

[snappyturtle]

2. No. n/t

[rodeodance]

3. just saying no is interpreted as a yes to the WH

[Javaman]

5. september, november, next year, what ever. It's all the same bullshit. nt

[saigon68]

6. Another thug general

On his knees to the Chimpanzee

He doesn't give a fuck about the people under him being killed by the hundreds for 5 deferments Cheney's oil

[badgervan]

7. saigon68

I'm assuming you're a vet like myself ( Navy 68-74 ). Doesn't this administration seem like something that we served to fight against? The Constitution, the rule of law, checks and balances - these are the things that we signed up to defend, right? How in the world did we end up with a government that I am truly ashamed of? Habeus Corpus gone. Torture o.k. Media banned from all combat situations. I find it hard to accept that today's military is behind this administration - in fact, I keep waiting for more of them to come forward and give us the real skinny on what's been going on in our name. Depressing, no?

[saigon68]

8. Its terrible

These "Creatures" (actually war criminals) appear to think they are above the law and the thug and hoodlum repuke party and the Fascist elements enable these hoodlums

[annabanana]

9. He wants TWO Freidman Units? Now that's just greedy... . n/t