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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Bush Wants to Expand Army, Marines President Bush has instructed Defense Secretary Robert Gates to provide a plan for increasing the size of the Army and Marine Corps. A <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/19/AR2006121900880.html?nav=rss_email/components" title="major increase">major increase</a> would take years to achieve and would not alleviate problems associated with the White House’s plan to “surge” troop levels in Iraq. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20061219_bush_wants_to_expand_army_marines/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20061219_bush_wants_to_expand_army_marines/</a> Copyright © 2006 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Bush Wants to Expand Army, Marines President Bush has instructed Defense Secretary Robert Gates to provide a plan for increasing the size of the Army and Marine Corps. A <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/19/AR2006121900880.html?nav=rss_email/components" title="major increase">major increase</a> would take years to achieve and would not alleviate problems associated with the White House’s plan to “surge” troop levels in Iraq. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20061219_bush_wants_to_expand_army_marines/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20061219_bush_wants_to_expand_army_marines/</a> Copyright © 2006 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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