Pentagon to Send More Troops to Iraq
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The Pentagon plans to boost troop levels in Iraq to about 150,000 for the elections scheduled for late January, a Defense Department official said today.
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The U.S. military kicked off a  buildup of forces in Iraq by 12,000 troops on Friday, with  soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division leaving Fort Bragg,  North Carolina to boost security for Jan. 30 Iraqi elections.
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The Pentagon plans to beef up its military strength in Baghdad by sending additional battalions to the beleaguered Iraqi capital, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, said today.
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The U.S. military will boost its  troops in Iraq to 150,000 this month, the highest level since  the war began in March 2003, in order to improve security for  scheduled Jan 30. elections, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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The US military will boost its troops in Iraq to 150,000 this month, the highest level since the war began in March 2003, in order to improve security for scheduled Jan 30.
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More US troops are on their way to Iraq ahead of elections set for the end of January. The additional forces are intended to bolster security at a time when the country&#39;s insurgency is threatening
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A retired Army general sent to Iraq to assess operations said the U.S. should assign thousands of additional Army advisers to work directly with Iraqi units.
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Our position is: More US troops are needed to serve until the election, but Iraq must eventually handle its own security. The Pentagon&#39;s announcement that deployments are being extended for more than 10,000
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U.S. military commanders in Iraq, where bombings pose the deadliest threat to their soldiers, have welcomed news the Pentagon wants to speed up production of upgraded armored Humvees, a military spokesmen said Saturday.
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A high-level US congressional delegation visiting Iraq called Thursday for between 15,000 and 30,000 more US troops to be sent to bring stability to the war-torn country.
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More British troops could be sent to US-controlled areas in Iraq if needed, the second in command of British forces in Iraq, General Bill Rollo, said.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will consider a proposal to send some 3,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan to thwart any spring offensive by Taliban militants, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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The Pentagon is sending elements of the 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg, N.C., to Iraq to bolster security in advance of Iraq's election, scheduled for late January, an Army official said Wednesday.
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The US army has deployed an extra 5,000 US troops in Baghdad, stepping up security in the Iraqi capital ahead of the Jan. 30 elections, a senior US commander said Tuesday.
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Britain will send another 400 troops to Iraq ahead of elections there, Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said Monday.
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An Army unit that had been scheduled to go to Iraq is being sent instead to Afghanistan, where fighting has increased and the U.S. troop level is at its highest of the war.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States needs 3,000 more Iraqi forces to join the battle in Baghdad, but requests have not been met because Iraqi soldiers are reluctant to leave their home regions, the commander of US forces in Baghdad said yesterday.