quote[The Pentagon ordered 90-day extensions for all active-duty Army troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, stretching their overseas tours from 12 months to 15 months in a move that will exert new strain on a struggling military but allow the Bush administration to continue its troop buildup in Baghdad well into next year.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates' announcement came amid expectations that the Pentagon was about to order longer tours for some units -- but the new policy is a far more sweeping and drastic step, stretching deployments for more than 100,000 members of the Army.]
What could I possibly say???
Thursday, April 12, 2007
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