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Iraq
Pace: US Weighs Larger 'Surge' in Iraq
2007-07-17
BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. military is weighing new directions in Iraq, including an even bigger troop buildup if President Bush thinks his "surge" strategy needs a further boost, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday. Marine Gen. Peter Pace revealed that he and the chiefs of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force are developing their own assessment of the situation in Iraq, to be presented to Bush in September. That will be separate from the highly anticipated report to Congress that month by Gen. David Petraeus, the top commander for Iraq.

The Joint Chiefs are considering a range of actions, including another troop buildup, Pace said without making any predictions. He called it prudent planning to enable the services to be ready for Bush's decision.

The military must "be prepared for whatever it's going to look like two months from now," Pace said in an interview with two reporters traveling with him to Iraq from Washington. "That way, if we need to plus up or come down" in numbers of troops in Iraq, the details will have been studied, he said.
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#4  As in all things political, set aside the rhetoric and look at the actions.

If the surge wasn't working, would the Congressional Dems be putting on an all-night show?
Posted by: eLarson   2007-07-17 14:36  

#3  My analysis is that the Generals are simply trying to counteract the cut-and-run propoganda with the exact opposite to keep the bad guys guessing.

I also believe our lefties will flip and undo any possible gain from such a rhetorical war.

The surge is working and the only thing that can make it fail is if the politicians continue to give the bad guys hope.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2007-07-17 11:50  

#2  No way they, and the press, can dismiss the credibility of the JCS

I'm sure they'll find a way.
“What you don’t understand is that I didn’t want us to win [the Vietnam] war”? -- George McGovern (and today's Left, just as well)
Posted by: eLarson   2007-07-17 10:33  

#1  Marine Gen. Peter Pace revealed that he and the chiefs of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force are developing their own assessment of the situation in Iraq, to be presented to Bush in September.

Nice end run around Reid and Pelosi's spin. No way they, and the press, can dismiss the credibility of the JCS. It's a quagmire Nancy. Retreat to the loving arms of the Tenderloin.
Posted by: ed   2007-07-17 08:31  

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