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General Schoomaker Speaks	QueenChoux	08/20/05
WASHINGTON - "The Army is planning for the possibility of keeping the current number of soldiers in Iraq — well over 100,000 — for four more years, the Army's top general said Saturday. In an Associated Press interview, Gen. Peter Schoomaker said the Army is prepared for the "worst case" in terms of the required level of troops in Iraq. He said the number could be adjusted lower if called for by slowing the force rotation or by shortening tours for soldiers. Schoomaker said commanders in Iraq and others who are in the chain of command will decide how many troops will be needed next year and beyond. His responsibility is to provide them, trained and equipped. About 138,000 U.S. troops, including about 25,000 Marines, are now in Iraq." Any comments or additiona?
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tomder55		08/22/05
this appears to be nothing new.they plan for many contingencies and more often than not history shows that the unexpected determines the ultimate course of action.there is some logic in keeping the troop level as it is and then supplementing them with additional Iraqi forces as they deploy .But ;politics in this country as it is ;support wavering ;I suspect there will be troop reductions before the goal is realized . I guess OBL and Saddam learned the lesson of Mogadishu well.

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