U.S. Army Soldiers have a motivational rally before a patrol in raq, Jan. 7, 2007.
U.S. Army Soldiers have a motivational rally before a patrol in raq, Jan. 7, 2007. (U.S. Army)

Empty Debate

January 26, 2007

The president’s plan to send more than 20 thousand additional troops to Iraq is being hotly debated on Capitol Hill. But the troops are already shipping out. Defense analyst Bill Arkin says that while the press obsesses over politics, they’re missing the facts on the ground.

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