10-13-2009, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Excaliber
That was a good read Fordzilla. "MChrystal Light", less filling than 40,000 troops. Actually I understand McC originally wanted 60,000 and was told "wouldn't happen, don't even go there" and paired the number down to 40.
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He actually wanted closer to 150k, but was told not to ask for more than 50k. This was according to an officer that works inside the pentagon as an analyst dealing with troop levels. |