More “Change”: Obama Considers Expanding U.S. Army
The Obama administration is considering expanding the United States army in order to ease the strain from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Robert Gates, the Pentagon chief, has been discussing the idea, proposed by Senator Joe Lieberman, a hawkish independent, with senior military officers.
Geoff Morrell, the Pentagon press secretary, said that the mooted expansion for the current strength of 547,000 to 577,000 would be designed “to get them through what is still a stressful period as we draw down in Iraq and continue to plus-up in Afghanistan.”
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