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DoD Announces Units for Next Afghanistan Rotation
The Department of Defense announced today major units scheduled to deploy as part of the next rotation operating in Afghanistan. This announcement involves a combat brigade and headquarters element totaling approximately 4,500 service members. The scheduled rotation for these forces will begin in early 2008.
This rotation continues the U.S. commitment to maintain two combat brigades in Afghanistan and maintain the level of forces necessary to provide sufficient military capability for the NATO-International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) to further improve security and stability operations.
Specific units receiving deployment orders include:
101st Airborne Division Headquarters, Ft. Campbell, Ky.
4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Ft. Campbell, Ky.
In consultation with Afghan officials and NATO, commanders continue to assess the situation to ensure sufficient force levels to best support the Government of Afghanistan, perform counter-terrorism operations, assist with reconstruction, and train and equip the Afghan national security forces. Afghan security forces continue to develop capability and assume responsibility for security, and this U.S. force rotation may be tailored based upon changes in the security situation.
...in DFAC: Two Joes talking IEDs.
"You know what it is? Hajji's just p!$$ed at us 'cause we're kicking his f@%&!ng ass."
(Delivered with Attitude, capital "A")
This is getting old really fast... the last time it was funding with lots of pork and deadlines... this time it's eeking out the money in 60 day increments with someone having to beg every 60 days??? I get this distinct feeling that David Obey and his accomplices just are not living on planet Earth... and this proposal has even less chance of making it past the President than the last. Here's hoping a group of Democrats come to their senses and quickly put together a real funding bill so that our troops have absolutely everything they need as long as they need it...
House Democratic Leaders Offer Plan to Fund Iraq War Through JulyHouse Democratic leaders briefed party members Tuesday on new legislation that would fund the Iraq war through July, then give Congress the option of cutting off money if conditions do not improve.
If members agree to back the plan as expected, a vote on the new war spending bill could come as early Thursday. The proposal, pitched last week by Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., was first disclosed last week by The Associated Press.
Democrats told reporters the plan is likely to provide more than $40 billion for the war and other high-priority projects, then vote "mid summer" on whether to release more money for military operations.
The plan had dim prospects of surviving in the Senate, where most Democrats want to guarantee funding for troops through September and were trying to negotiate a deal with the White House.
House Democrats said they weren't too concerned with getting the White House's blessing.
"They know what we're doing obviously," said Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill. "I don't think their subscriptions to the newspapers ended at any time recently."
The whole story HERE
This guy gets more press than Noonan.
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