The Washington Independent » end strength http://washingtonindependent.com National News in Context Thu, 10 May 2012 20:13:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Gates Agrees to 22,000-Soldier Army Increase http://washingtonindependent.com/51877/gates-agrees-to-22000-soldier-army-increase http://washingtonindependent.com/51877/gates-agrees-to-22000-soldier-army-increase#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:51:34 +0000 Spencer Ackerman http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=51877 I don’t yet have the transcript of his presser this afternoon, but according to Reuters, Defense Secretary Bob Gates has embraced the measure to reduce the deployment strain on the Army. The increase is less than the 30,000-troop expansion that Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) wanted, but according to the More...

]]> I don’t yet have the transcript of his presser this afternoon, but according to Reuters, Defense Secretary Bob Gates has embraced the measure to reduce the deployment strain on the Army. The increase is less than the 30,000-troop expansion that Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) wanted, but according to the Weekly Standard, Lieberman’s not bothered.

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