The All New "Surge"9000

Military Tells Bush It Has Only 9,000 Troops Available For ‘Surge’
A State Department official leaked word this week that President Bush is considering sending “no more than 15,000 to 20,000 U.S. troops” to Iraq. “Instead of a surge, it is a bump,” the official said.
his claim was bolstered last night by CBS’s David Martin, who reported that military commanders have told Bush they are prepared to execute a troop escalation of just 9,000 soldiers and Marines into Iraq, “with another 10,000 on alert in Kuwait and the U.S.”

Posted Jan 5, 2007 11:58 AM PST
Category: IRAQ


So much for the "surge": we absolutely don't have enough boots on the ground in the region to make a noticeable difference.
Of course, that will probably not stop Bush from ordering it.