Sound strategy for shifting troops
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Our position is: The president&#39;s plan to shift troops from Europe recognizes the reality that threats against the nation have changed.
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The pressures on the Army are apparent in the Third Infantry Division, which is preparing to go back to Iraq for a third tour.
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Some of the military's finest minds helped craft the strategy that has produced some signs of good news out of Iraq. But even they don't know if it will work.
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In Iraq, a new strategy pushes soldiers out of large bases and into communities.
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In the year since President Bush announced he was changing course in Iraq with a troop "surge" and a new strategy, U.S. military and diplomatic officials have begun their own quiet policy shift. After countless unsuccessful efforts to push Iraqis toward various political, economic and security go...
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The proposal would require that troops spend as much time at home as on their most recent tour overseas before being redeployed.
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Senate Democrats hope to lure more Republican votes for a policy shift in Iraq by giving emphasis to a change of mission for U.S. troops there.
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The U.S. strategy in Iraq, Marine Col. T.X. Hammes observed in a recent interview, is a three-step process. "Clear out the insurgents, build up the Iraqi security forces, and then develop and install local governments in preparation for national elections," said Hammes.
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Democratic leaders in Congress have decided to shift course and pursue modest bipartisan measures to alter U.S. military strategy in Iraq, hoping to use incremental changes instead of aggressive legislation to break the grip Republicans have held over the direction of war policy.
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Officials say they will need a further increase in combat forces to put down remaining areas of resistance.
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The Pentagon is drawing up a plan that would give the military a more prominent role in intelligence-collection operations.
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General Petraeus's drive against Sunni militants has got off to a quick start. But its success will depend on intelligence
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In their latest attempt to bring sectarian violence under control, American commanders are shifting thousands of combat troops into advisory positions with Iraqi Army and police units.
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WASHINGTON - An electoral battlefield map half its original size is prompting President Bush and challenger John Kerry to alter their campaign strategies and reallocate resources in the home stretch to the Nov. 2 election...
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The military strategy is mostly working, but Iraq must salvage its deteriorating political situation for the effort to succeed
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The Pentagon's closely guarded review of how to improve the situation in Iraq has outlined three basic options: Send in more troops, shrink the force but stay longer, or pull out, according to senior defense officials.
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The Pentagon may have to boost the Army's size or call up more reserves to ease the war's burden.