Troop Surge Numbers

The research here SEEMS solid, but the numbers of troops involved in the Iraq War surge are much larger than I’ve seen elsewhere.  Still, today’s announcement that another National Guard unit from here in Arkansas is headed for Iraq seems to fit right in with this theory.

Bush’s ‘Surge’ Several Times Larger, More Expensive than Administration Claimed

Guest Blogged by Arlen Parsa When George W. Bush announced he would execute a "troop surge" to send more American soldiers to Iraq and Afghanistan in January 2007, it was billed as an increase of slightly over 20,000 soldiers that would cost less than six billion dollars. "America will change our strategy to help the Iraqis carry [...]

Tags: Troop Surge, National Guard, Iraq War

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