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Unit Makes Do as Army Strives to Plug Gaps - New York Times

Citation added: September 25th, 2006, 8:29 am
The enormous strains on equipment and personnel, because of longer-than-expected deployments, have left active Army units with little combat power in reserve. The Second Brigade, for example, has only half of the roughly 3,500 soldiers it is supposed to h
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Gen. Says U.S. May Boost Forces in Iraq: 9/19/2006

Citation added: September 19th, 2006, 1:01 pm
Late last year, military leaders had said they hoped to reduce troop levels to about 100,000 by the end of this year. But Abizaid said Tuesday that the rising sectarian violence and slow progress of the Iraqi government made that impossible.
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We can't send more troops to Iraq. By Daniel Benjamin and Michèle A. Flournoy - Slate Magazine

Citation added: September 15th, 2006, 5:03 am
According to in-house assessments, fully two-thirds of the Army's operating force, both active and reserve, is now reporting in as "unready"
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Whisky, rape and dinner in US troop shame | Herald Sun

Citation added: August 10th, 2006, 10:55 pm
Patriots to be proud of, huh?
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WSJ.com - Army Reserve Faces Crunch In Involuntary Call-Up Roster

Citation added: June 25th, 2006, 12:46 pm
The Army may be running low on support forces for Iraq and Afghanistan, with only about 34,000 troops of its Army Reserve force of 189,000 available for an involuntary call-up to active-duty service, officials say.
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