Army extends Iraq combat tours
Associated Press: “The Army is stretched so thin by the war in Iraq that it is again extending the combat tours of thousands of soldiers beyond the promised 12 months — the second such move since August.”
Also, the Army will reportedly need another $66 billion to “repair or replace all the equipment torn up in Iraq.” That’s in addition to the more than $318 billion the war has cost so far.
Says U.S. Sen Arlen Specter, R-PA: “My instinct is once the (November) election is over there will be a lot more hard thinking about what to do about Iraq and a lot more candid observations about it.”
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