"Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere," Bush
joked. "Nope, no weapons over there ... maybe under here?" -- The
President Of The United States
Life is a big laugh for the Commander In Chief, The Decider. Wonder
how funny it was for these 4,000 troops to find out they weren't going
home, that instead they would stay put and continue to pay the price
for another of the Commander In Chief's failures.
Accountability is long over-due.
Cheers
-- Marvie
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U.S. Army extends Iraq duty for 4,000
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer
43 minutes ago
In a new sign of mounting strain from the war in Iraq, the Army has
extended the combat tours of about 4,000 soldiers who would otherwise
be returning home, defense officials said Monday.
The 1st Brigade of 1st Armored Division, which is operating in the
vicinity of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, will be kept in
place for several weeks beyond its scheduled departure, the officials
said. The officials spoke only on condition of anonymity because the
decision has not been formally announced by the Pentagon.
The brigade's home base is in Germany. The soldiers' families were
notified on Monday that instead of going home in early January as
scheduled, the brigade would be kept in Iraq until February - an
extension of about six weeks, one of the officials said. Army officials
also have notified members of Congress.
The brigade has about 4,000 soldiers in Iraq. They are not the first to
be extended.
In late July the Army extended the Iraq tour of the Alaska-based 172nd
Stryker Brigade. About 300 soldiers from that unit had already returned
home and were required to go back to Iraq. The brigade is now operating
in Baghdad.
Full Article Here --
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq;_ylt=AsCO0EA19Yj.ZAIGcElemwSs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--
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