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Title: THE MARINES AND ARMY ARE MAKING A CALL UP FOR MORE TROOPS
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TLBSHOW TOLD YA~
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Published: Aug 23, 2006
Author: TLBSHOW
Post Date: 2006-08-23 02:29:28 by TLBSHOW
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Title: Source: TRUTH URL Source: None Published: Author: TLBSHOW Post Date: 2006-03-01 22:16:44 by TLBSHOW We will need more troops if bush plans to win this war, no troops will be leaving Iraq soon.
Al Jazeera news channel is now calling for the immediate release of a Fox News Channel correspondent
disband the army.
"Be a patriot and a hero. Torture and kill a cop, before they do it to you---because they will." Michael E. Kreca The Army can't recruit enough (80,000 this year) in a country of 290 million. That should tell the alleged leadership something about their GWOT.
Actually that should tell the leadership what a sorry country we are. Am I getting through to you, or would you prefer me to shout?
"Be a patriot and a hero. Torture and kill a cop, before they do it to you---because they will." Michael E. Kreca 2500 Marines Face Involuntary Recall Wednesday, August 23, 2006 07:20 AM - WBEN Newsroom Mike Lyons, CBS Military Consultant Exclusive WBEN Windows Media Audio Washington, DC (CBS/AP/WBEN) - The Marine Corps will soon begin ordering thousands of its troops back to active duty because of a shortage of volunteers for Iraq and Afghanistan — the first involuntary recall since the early days of the war. Up to 2,500 Marines will be brought back at a time, and there is no cap on the total number who may be forced back into service as the military helps fight the war on terror. The call-ups will begin in the next several months. The Pentagon announcement put the Bush administration on the receiving end of some criticism from Sen. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat and a member of the Armed Services Committee. "President Bush needs to articulate a strategy other than "stay the course" because our military is having increasing difficulty sustaining these operations," said Reed, in a statement. "After bravely serving our nation, often for more than one tour, these men and women are being asked to once again shoulder a heavy burden," said Reed. "The drain on our soldiers, their families, and the military’s resources caused by today’s operations in Iraq and Afghanistan need to be addressed immediately or there will be severe long term consequences for the nation and our military." The number of troops in Iraq has climbed back to 138,000 — the prevailing number for much of last year. Troop levels had been declining this year, to a low of about 127,000, amid growing calls from Congress and the public for a phased withdrawal. Escalating violence in Baghdad has led military leaders to increase the U.S. presence there. This is the first time the Marines have had to use the involuntary recall since the beginning of the Iraq combat. The Army, meanwhile, has issued orders recalling about 10,000 soldiers so far, but many of those may be granted exemptions. Marine Col. Guy A. Stratton, head of the manpower mobilization section, estimated that there is a current shortfall of about 1,200 Marines needed to fill positions in upcoming deployments. Some of the military needs, he said, include engineers, intelligence, military police and communications. As of Tuesday, nearly 22,000 of the 138,000 troops in Iraq were Marines. The call-up will affect Marines in the Individual Ready Reserve, a segment of the reserves that consists mainly of those who have left active duty but still have time remaining on their eight-year military obligations. Generally, Marines enlist for four years, then serve the other four years either in the regular Reserves, where they are paid and train periodically, or in the Individual Ready Reserve. Marines in the IRR are obligated to report only one day a year but can be involuntarily recalled to active duty. To date, about 5,000 Army IRR soldiers have mobilized, and about 2,200 of those are currently serving, according to Lt. Col. Bryan Hilferty, an Army spokesman. Of those 2,200, about 16 percent are volunteers, he said. A typical Army enlistment obligation is also for eight years. According to Stratton, there are about 59,000 Marines in the IRR, but the Corps has decided to exempt from the call-up those who are either in their first year or last year of the reserve status. As a result, the pool of available Marines is about 35,000. The deployments can last up to two years, but on average would be 12 to 18 months, Stratton said. Each Marine who is being recalled will get five months to prepare before having to report. President Bush authorized the recall on July 26. It is the first such recall since early 2003, when about 2,000 Marines were involuntarily activated for the initial ground war in Iraq. "Since this is going to be a long war," said Stratton, "we thought it was judicious and prudent at this time to be able to use a relatively small portion of those Marines to help us augment our units." Buffalo's Early News spoke with CBS Military Consultant, retired Army Major Mike Lyons, about the recall, and you can hear that conversation by clicking on the audio link above.
Al Jazeera news channel is now calling for the immediate release of a Fox News Channel correspondent
Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey says we're losing a battalion of soldiers a month in Iraq. He included killed and wounded, Soldiers and Marines. He's absolutely correct. I'm not sure if he included Afghanistan.
WE NEED MORE TROOPS IN IRAQ - NO ONE IS GOING HOME ANYTIME SOON
Mar 1, 2006
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That should tell the alleged leadership something about their GWOT.
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NOW THE NEWS BROKE -
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