Ex-Army boss: Pentagon won't admit reality in Iraq
By Dave Moniz, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON The former civilian head of the Army said Monday it is time for the Pentagon to admit that the military is in for a long occupation of Iraq that will require a major commitment of American troops.
Former Army secretary Thomas White said in an interview that senior Defense officials "are unwilling to come to grips" with the scale of the postwar U.S. obligation in Iraq. The Pentagon has about 150,000 troops in Iraq and recently announced that the Army's 3rd Infantry Division's stay there has been extended indefinitely.
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N8 Note: I wonder if the Sec of the Army's comments have something to do with the fact that the current Sec of the AF is taking over his job???
By Dave Moniz, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON The former civilian head of the Army said Monday it is time for the Pentagon to admit that the military is in for a long occupation of Iraq that will require a major commitment of American troops.
Former Army secretary Thomas White said in an interview that senior Defense officials "are unwilling to come to grips" with the scale of the postwar U.S. obligation in Iraq. The Pentagon has about 150,000 troops in Iraq and recently announced that the Army's 3rd Infantry Division's stay there has been extended indefinitely.
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N8 Note: I wonder if the Sec of the Army's comments have something to do with the fact that the current Sec of the AF is taking over his job???