Commander Said to Be Open to More Troops

What a bunch of horse-manure!

Wonder what Bush and Cheney threatened them with this time?

Commander Said to Be Open to More Troops - New York Times:

President Bush and his advisers were told Saturday of the new position when Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates met with them at Camp David, an administration official said.

Until recently, the top ground commander in Iraq, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., has argued that sending more American forces into Baghdad and Anbar Province, the two most violent regions of Iraq, would increase the Iraqi dependency on Washington, and in the words of one senior official, “make this feel more like an occupation.”

But General Casey and Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, who has day-to-day command of American forces in Iraq, indicated they were open to a troop increase when Mr. Gates met with them in Baghdad this week.

“They are open to the possibility of some increase in force,” a senior Defense Department official said.

“They are supportive of taking steps to support the Iraqis in their plan, including the possible modest augmentation in U.S. combat forces.'