It's hard to make any plans for getting out of Iraq -- or any plans for anything, ever -- when the freakin' Department of Defense has no idea how many American troops are in Iraq: The precise number of U.S. troops is murky. [General John] Abizaid today it was over 140,000. His staff later said it was closer to 142,000. Colonel Nelson McCouch, spokesman for [General George] Casey, said in an e-mail from Baghdad Sept. 17 that the current level is about 147,000.
U.S. Loses 7,000 Troops In Iraq
U.S. Loses 7,000 Troops In Iraq
U.S. Loses 7,000 Troops In Iraq
It's hard to make any plans for getting out of Iraq -- or any plans for anything, ever -- when the freakin' Department of Defense has no idea how many American troops are in Iraq: The precise number of U.S. troops is murky. [General John] Abizaid today it was over 140,000. His staff later said it was closer to 142,000. Colonel Nelson McCouch, spokesman for [General George] Casey, said in an e-mail from Baghdad Sept. 17 that the current level is about 147,000.