Wednesday, May 09, 2007

35,000 more troops to be sent to Iraq

Pentagon prepares 35,000 troops for Iraq (AP)

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates left is briefed by Lt. Col. William Boyett as he prepares to observe soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team 101st Airborne, Golf Company as they train at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La. Friday, May 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - The Pentagon on Tuesday alerted more than 35,000 Army soldiers that they could be sent to Iraq this fall. In Congress, House Democrats defiantly pushed a plan to limit war funding to two-month installments.


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