NY Post- More Boots On The Ground

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June 7, 2004 -- The Pentagon is reportedly preparing to withdraw its two Army divisions from Germany — thus freeing them for more strategically significant regions.
That makes sense; the fall of the Soviet Union 15 years ago substantially diminished the need for a huge American military presence in the heart of Europe.

Unfortunately, combined with the announcement last week that Army personnel whose enlistments expire while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan will have their active duty extended until their units return home — maybe for months — this news sends an unhappy message:

That the Iraq mission has seriously taxed the U.S. military.

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http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/editorial/25240.htm

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1. we are pulling troops out of S Korea also eom