Sunday, October 17, 2004


Yahoo! News - U.S. Military Faults Lack of Troops in Iraq -Poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of U.S. troops serving in Iraq and their families said the Bush administration did not send enough forces to Iraq and relied too heavily on the National Guard and reserve troops, a poll showed on Saturday.

Almost two-thirds of those surveyed by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, or 65 percent, said they believed President Bush "had underestimated the number of troops needed in Iraq," the poll said.

Forty percent of National Guard members and reservists surveyed said they did not have enough training or supplies for their mission in Iraq, compared with 35 percent who said they were adequately prepared, the poll found.

I believe Paul Bremer mentioned something about this a few weeks ago, also.

So, what happens if we need a sudden surge in troop numbers? Do we pull all of the National Guard out of the US? What if we need them here?