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* Following on the thread: "More troops headed to Afghanistan after 17 years." - and we still have to be fully prepared for conflict with North Korea and Iran. Yeah, no wonder Trump wants more European involvement in NATO.
U.S. forces are needed in Iraq after 15 years, fight in Iraq not over
Story: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/...d-here-after-15-years-fight-in-iraq-not-over/
The United States has about 5,200 troops in Iraq and 2,000 in Syria.
Pentagon spokesman U.S. Army Colonel Robert Manning announced the numbers in compliance with Defense Secretary direction to give the American people a better idea of the commitment of U.S. forces in the region. The officials arrived at the number using the same system used to quantify the troops in Afghanistan.
“We seek to inform the American public with the imperative of operational security and denying the enemy any advantage,” Manning said. “The secretary has been clear about improving our public reporting while increasing commanders’ ability to adapt to changing battlefield conditions to counter emerging threats,” the Colonel said.
Looks like this guy was lying in 2003:
U.S. forces are needed in Iraq after 15 years, fight in Iraq not over
Story: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/...d-here-after-15-years-fight-in-iraq-not-over/
The United States has about 5,200 troops in Iraq and 2,000 in Syria.
Pentagon spokesman U.S. Army Colonel Robert Manning announced the numbers in compliance with Defense Secretary direction to give the American people a better idea of the commitment of U.S. forces in the region. The officials arrived at the number using the same system used to quantify the troops in Afghanistan.
“We seek to inform the American public with the imperative of operational security and denying the enemy any advantage,” Manning said. “The secretary has been clear about improving our public reporting while increasing commanders’ ability to adapt to changing battlefield conditions to counter emerging threats,” the Colonel said.
Looks like this guy was lying in 2003: