From: "Mark" 

You guys have been parroting "civil war" since days after Saddams
statue fell (hell, I bet if two Iraqis, a Sunni and a Shia, were shinnying
up the rope at the same time that would be the first sign of it), maybe
someday it'll be true, but I doubt it.

Here's the less frenzied version of the IRR call up: 
http://www.defenselink.mil/News/NewsArticle.aspx?id=534
The authorization allows up to 2,500 Marines to be on involuntary active
duty at any time. But the actual number will depend on how many Marines
volunteer for deployments within the global war on terrorism. The service
has set up a Web site, https://mcmps.manpower.usmc.mil/MCMPS/GIDA/, to
allow IRR Marines and recent retirees to volunteer for war on terror
assignments.

Officials envision a much smaller number of involuntary activations than
the maximum authorization. "There is that chance (of calling up the
maximum authorized), even though it seems rather slight," O'Connor
said.

Involuntarily activated Marines will receive at least five months notice
before they have to report for an average of 12 to 18 months of additional
active duty, officials said. The service is specifically targeting Marines
in the combat arms, communications, intelligence, engineer and military
police career fields.


"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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> It's the out of control civil war  that will expend all the Pentagon
> resources for some time to come.  Were fucked if we stay and probably more
> fucked in the region if we leave. George W Bush the best 'fuckin'
> president we ever had?
>
>
>
> "Phil Payne" 
wrote in message
> news:44ec6cdd$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> "Phil Payne" 
wrote in message
>> news:44ec5a55$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
>>> news:44ec53cc{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> > How long will it take before the pool of 35,000 is exhausted?
>>>
>>> A news item here today suggests that half of the British troops
>>> currently
>>> engaged will be withdrawn next year, leaving half
"indefinitely".
>>
>> http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1221071.ece
>>
>> "A force of around 4,000 British troops will stay behind in Iraq for an
>> indefinite period, even after all provinces controlled by the UK are
>> handed
>> over to the Baghdad government in nine months' time, senior defence
>> sources
>> said yesterday."
>>
>> Just over half.  It looks like the US is building pretty permanent bases,
>> too.  Welcome to your Northern Ireland - the Iraqi resistance will not
>> rest
>> until you're gone.
>>
>>
>
>

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