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erpowers

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Tue Dec-27-05 11:54 AM
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Troop Level May Raise

Buzzflash is reporting that General Pace said Sunday that it is possible that troop levels will rise in 2006. To read the story go to www.buzzflash.com.

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peekaloo

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Tue Dec-27-05 12:16 PM
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1. here's the link.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002704500_troops26.html

Of course all you heard/saw Sunday was reduction/reduction/reduction from the other corporate media shills.

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Larkspur

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Tue Dec-27-05 12:51 PM
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2. Just in time for Bush's poll numbers to descend

Wonder how many Repukes the polling companies will call as compared to Dems and Indies?

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cliss

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Tue Dec-27-05 12:57 PM
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3. General Pace is about to get a phone call

from Don RumsFailed. It won't be a happy call. RumsFool is going to yell at Pace.

RumFool: Why did you say that the troop levels are going up?

Pace: Because it's true. You know as well as I do that the situation is out of control.

RumFail: (starts to get agitated, like he does in Congressional hearings) "Don't contradict me. I've been traveling through Iraq, telling everybody our troop numbers are going down. Down, do you get it?

Pace: What?

Rum: (out of control with anger). "There's an election next year, fool. Did you forget that?

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jonnyblitz

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Tue Dec-27-05 01:01 PM
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4. where will they get the bodies? the draft perhaps?

unless there is a surge of young republicans who support this bullshit war willing to enlist. :sarcasm:

I confess I haven't searched for the article at buzzflash to read yet. perhaps the answer is there. brb

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Nederland

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Tue Dec-27-05 01:16 PM
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5. No

There will never be another draft, period.

If recruitment goals keep getting missed they will simply increase sign-on bonuses until they hit their targets. It's the cheapest and easiest way to get the number of people you need...

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erpowers

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Tue Dec-27-05 03:53 PM
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6. Also

Even though I do not like to think about this it is a possibility. With all the cuts in finanical aid some kids may have to choose between going to the military to get an education or just not getting an education. Do you remember that the Republican Congress just cut finanical aid and student loans and is going to make more of an effort to track down students and their parents who cheat on the financial aid forms.

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