Big_Dave
October 19th, 2007, 03:20
I'm not wanting this to turn into a pro war or anti war arguement. We're in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nothing we can do about it.
Do you feel that things would be better if the Marines took the Afghanistan problem and the Army took the Iraq problem? The reason I ask this is because I know for a fact that the Marines and the Army have big time differences in their combat doctrine. While their goals are the same, the way they achieve them are way different.
Marines Want Out of Iraq
Deutsche Presse-Agentur | October 11, 2007
Washington - The U.S. military is considering a suggestion that it shift the Marine Corps away from operations in Iraq and instead send the troops to Afghanistan in a bid to reduce strain on U.S. forces, The New York Times reported Thursday.
Marine Commandant General James Conway made the proposal during a meeting of top military leaders with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates last week, sources familiar with the discussion told the newspaper.
The move would free up Army forces currently stretched between both conflicts to focus solely on Iraq.
The military has been strained by extended tours of duty in the two countries, leaving troops less time at home and for training and limiting the number of soldiers available in case of emergencies elsewhere.
It was not clear how the idea had been received.
There are 160,000 U.S. troops in Iraq as part of a beefed-up presence in the country, and President George W. Bush has said he wants to reduces that number by 30,000. Of the troops in Iraq, 25,000 are Marines, but there are no major Marine units in Afghanistan, the paper said.
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,152377,00.html?ESRC=army.nl
Do you feel that things would be better if the Marines took the Afghanistan problem and the Army took the Iraq problem? The reason I ask this is because I know for a fact that the Marines and the Army have big time differences in their combat doctrine. While their goals are the same, the way they achieve them are way different.
Marines Want Out of Iraq
Deutsche Presse-Agentur | October 11, 2007
Washington - The U.S. military is considering a suggestion that it shift the Marine Corps away from operations in Iraq and instead send the troops to Afghanistan in a bid to reduce strain on U.S. forces, The New York Times reported Thursday.
Marine Commandant General James Conway made the proposal during a meeting of top military leaders with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates last week, sources familiar with the discussion told the newspaper.
The move would free up Army forces currently stretched between both conflicts to focus solely on Iraq.
The military has been strained by extended tours of duty in the two countries, leaving troops less time at home and for training and limiting the number of soldiers available in case of emergencies elsewhere.
It was not clear how the idea had been received.
There are 160,000 U.S. troops in Iraq as part of a beefed-up presence in the country, and President George W. Bush has said he wants to reduces that number by 30,000. Of the troops in Iraq, 25,000 are Marines, but there are no major Marine units in Afghanistan, the paper said.
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,152377,00.html?ESRC=army.nl