이라크에서 오랫동안 체재할 것이다 미국 군인

펜타곤은 이라크에 있는 15 달까지 미국 군인에 의하여 봉사하고 긴장의 표시에게 더 전쟁을 보여주는 군 1 년 대신에 아프가니스탄이 맡았다는 것을 밝혔다.

"우리의 힘 수요일에 저에 관한 아무 질문도,"는 로버트 문, 국방부 장관, 말했다 기지개하고, 거기 없다.

그는 움직임이 군이 년간 1월에 있는 대통령이 주문한 이라크에 있는 증가시킨 부대 수준을 지탱한다고 것을 허용할 것이라고 말했다.

Critics say the decision was a blow to the military, the troops and their families.

Ike Skelton, a Democrat who chairs the Armed Services Committee in the House of Representatives, said: “This new policy will be an additional burden to an already overstretched army.

Negative impact

“I think this will have a chilling effect on recruiting, retention and readiness. We also must not underestimate the enormous negative impact this will have on army families.”

Gates admitted that “this decision will ask a lot of our army troops and their families”.

The policy is effective immediately and also applies to units already in the region, he said.

There are about 145,000 US troops in Iraq and 25,000 in Afghanistan.

As part of George Bush’s plan, the military is the midst of boosting its Iraq force by 28,000 combat and support troops.

The Pentagon’s goal for active duty army troops is that they spend two years at home for every year deployed, but it has not been able to meet that target in recent years.

At the moment, army units average about a year at home for every year deployed, Pentagon officials say.

In an effort to tackle the strains on the military, Gates has ordered an increase in the size of both the army and the Marine Corps.

Agencies

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