Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Yet another sign that things are going swimmingly in Iraq...
This should go over really well with soldiers that thought their own tours were drawing to an end...
Beginning immediately, all active-duty Army soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan will serve 15-month tours — three months longer than the usual standard, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.Let's keep this thing going as long as possible, just like George Bush wants...
It was the latest move by the Pentagon to cope with the strains of fighting two wars simultaneously and maintaining a higher troop level in Iraq as part of President Bush's revised strategy for stabilizing Baghdad.
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