Shift of Marines to Afghanistan back on table

[unhappycamper]

Source: Marine Corps Times



Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit return fire on Taliban positions near the town of Garmser in Helmand Province of Afghanistan on May 2.


Shift of Marines to Afghanistan back on table
By Andrew Tilghman - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday May 10, 2008 8:02:38 EDT

Even if peace breaks out across Anbar province and the rest of Iraq, Marines may not get a break from the current op tempo.

Next stop: Afghanistan. Not this year — but maybe in 2009.

Senior Pentagon officials say the proposal to shift Marines out of Iraq and into Afghanistan in large numbers is back on the table.

Top military leaders shot down the idea last fall when Commandant Gen. James Conway said publicly that he’d like to leave Iraq to the Army and essentially take over the U.S. mission in Afghanistan.

Read more: http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2008/05/marine_afghanistan_051008w/

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uhc comment: It appears this occupation isn't going very well.

[LynnTheDem]

1. It's hard werk losing 2 wars at the same time.

For the troops, it's bloody murder.

[gratuitous]

2. Aren't things going swimmingly in Afghanistan anymore?

Has anyone informed Little Arfin' Annie? Because she'll look like a Grade A Chump if she goes on the talk shows and spouts off like that now. And nobody wants to see that happen.