U.S. military working to get troops home faster from Iraq

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Camp Virginia, Kuwait (CNN) -- The U.S. military is ordering that soldiers crossing from Iraq into Kuwait be returned home at a faster rate, a move that comes as commanders work to break up a bottleneck of troops who have been pouring across the border ahead of a year-end deadline to withdraw, CNN has learned.

"The order is to have these soldiers off the ground in Kuwait as soon as possible," a military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told CNN. The official, based in Kuwait, was not authorized to speak to the media.

"They don't want these soldiers sitting around here. They want them home."

Of the approximate 11,000 troops in Iraq, down from the 50,000 three months earlier, only about 150 will remain after the deadline to assist in arms sales, a U.S. official previously told CNN.

The move to rotate soldiers more quickly out of Kuwait also is aimed at placating the oil kingdom. Kuwait has long been concerned that the U.S. military not increase its footprint in the country.


read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/23/world/meast/kuwait-us-troops/

[riverwalker]

1. for this, I am thankful n/t

[Pirate Smile]

2. K & R

[NYC_SKP]

3. K/R (nt)

[Kennah]

4. Oh no, now planes will be hijacked

:sarcasm:

Although, in all seriousness, I'm waiting for the Faux News reports detailing the horrors that await us when we withdraw.