Troop levels to double by end of year
Bush administration quietly boosting troop levels in second ‘surge’
WASHINGTON – The Bush administration is quietly on track to nearly double the number of combat troops in Iraq this year, an analysis of Pentagon deployment orders showed Monday.
When additional support troops are included in this second troop “surge,” the total number of U.S. troops in Iraq could increase from 162,000 now to more than 200,000 – a record high number – by the end of the year.
The little-noticed efforts to reinforce U.S. troops in Iraq are being carried out without the fanfare that accompanied President Bush’s initial troop surge in January. </em>
Ok, since we don’t have an opposition party in this country, any suggestions on how to stop a tyrant?
