US Army in Iraq is Plum Worn Out ... US Army in Iraq is Plum Worn Out ... Where once the war in Iraq was defined in conversations with these men ... When the soldiers talk like this there is resignation. ... (soc.culture.iraq)
Occupation Plan for Iraq Faulted in Army History ... Occupation Plan for Iraq Faulted in Army History... The decision reflected the assumption by General Franks, the top American commander for the Iraq invasion, that the major fighting was over. ... Col. Paul Yingling of the Army ignited a debate when he wrote a magazine article that criticized American generals for failing to prepare a coherent plan to stabilize postwar Iraq. ... The study is based on 200 interviews conducted by military historians and includes long quotations from active or recently retired officers. ... (soc.retirement)
Army Worried by Rising Stress of Return Tours to Iraq ... the surge will be returned home, the tour of duty reduced to 12 from ...Army Worried by Rising Stress of Return Tours to Iraq... The stress of long and multiple deployments to Iraq is just one of the ... (sci.military.naval)
NBC: Calling All Chickenhawks ... has also acknowledged that more than two-thirds of the Army National... can prevail in Iraq.... However, it is not possible to keep 135,000 troops deployed... frequent periods of time away from home creates the risk that soldiers will ... (rec.music.artists.springsteen)
