Is it time for General Shinseki to write his book?
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,FL_army_032404,00.html U.S. Army Adds 30,000 Soldiers In Iraq
Associated Press
March 24, 2004
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Army is seeking ways to ease the strain on U.S. troops in Iraq before the tough deployment deters Americans from volunteering to join the Army or extend tours of duty, the acting Secretary of the Army said Tuesday.
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For American forces, Iraq is a dangerous assignment in a land where comforts are few, and restrictions on the force - no drinking, no relations with Iraqis and no off-base jaunts - make the assignment a dreary one.
Since the invasion a year ago, 584 U.S. troops have died and more than 3,000 have been wounded. Some soldiers return home saying they want to leave the Army at their next opportunity.
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But Brownlee acknowledged the rigors of serving in Iraq could hurt the Army's recruitment and re-enlistment, although he said the military is not seeing evidence of that yet.
"I am concerned that in the long run, there could be some impact," Brownlee told reporters at Saddam Hussein's former Republican palace, headquarters of the U.S.-led occupation. "We're looking at the ways we can take the stress off the force."
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