Tuesday, July 01, 2008

30,000 troops heading to Iraq in 2009

Army brigades from Texas, New York and Pennsylvania, and two Marine units from North Carolina have been ordered to deploy to Iraq early next year, the Pentagon announced Monday.

The units -- which include about 33,000 troops -- would replace forces already in Iraq, and allow the U.S. to maintain 15 combat brigades in the country through 2009 if needed.

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