283 Bases, 170,000 Pieces of Equipment, 140,000 Troops, and an Army of Mercenaries: The Logistical Nightmare in Iraq

Why you'll be paying for the occupation for years to come, withdrawal or not.

Whether or not the Obama administration actually intends to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq in numbers large enough to claim to be "ending the war" as many believe, this kind of official review of the U.S. reality in Iraq -- and the congressional oversight to which Obama will (or will not) be subjected in the coming months -- bears intense scrutiny. Full Story »

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Randy Morrow
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by Randy Morrow - Apr. 1, 2009

This article recounts a GAO report about what an actual physical withdrawal from Iraq will entail and adds some pertinent questions and observations. See a related article here: http://www.alternet.org/story/107992

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