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Pentagon to Boost Iraq Troops to 135,000By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WriterFriday, July 28, 2006The Pentagon's move to increase U.S. forces in Iraq will push troops levels to roughly 135,000, dashing Bush administration hopes of dropping that figure by tens of thousands by the fall congressional campaigns.As of Friday, there were 16 Army and Marine brigades in Iraq, two more than the level several months ago. And the total troops there had already reached 132,000, and will climb in the coming weeks, buoyed by the decision to delay the scheduled return home this month of an Alaskan Army brigade.The move is in response to the escalating violence in Baghdad and the new troop levels could remain intact for much of next year.The move comes as members of Congress are preparing to return to their home districts, readying their November re-election campaigns — and robs them of the ability to tell an increasingly impatient public that the number of U.S. troops in Iraq will substantially drop by the end of the year, as they had hoped.Continues Reading This Article...
