Sunday, January 21, 2007

Troop Escalation Begins

3000 U.S. troops arrive in Baghdad to support "Clear and Hold" strategy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6283817.stm


"More than 3,000 US troops have arrived in Baghdad, the first deployment of extra forces promised for the Iraqi capital by US President George W Bush. As the deployment began, the US military said four soldiers and one marine had been killed in the restive western province of Anbar. It took to 22 the number of US deaths in Iraq on Saturday - one of the worst days for US troops since the invasion. In the lastest violence in Baghdad seven people were killed in two blasts."

Er, excuse me, shouldn't they be going the OTHER way?

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