Iraq Reviews > Marine General Calls for Larger Force

http://www.truthdig.com [Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines] While the Army has routinely extended deployments for its troops in Iraq, the Marines have limited the practice in an attempt to give soldiers more time at home than at war. AP: WASHINGTON (AP)””The Marine Corps may need to increase in size to sustain deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan without sacrificing needed training or putting undue stress on the corps, the new Marine commandant said Wednesday.

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