Head Of Marines: Iraq War Putting Undue Stress On Corps...

Associated Press LOLITA C. BALDOR November 22, 2006 07:14 PM

The Marine Corps may need to increase in size to sustain deployments toIraq and Afghanistan without sacrificing needed training or putting undue stress on the corps, the new Marine commandant said Wednesday.

At a breakfast meeting with reporters, Gen. James Conway also warned that it could take years to adequately train and equip the Iraqi security forces -- longer, perhaps, "than the timeline that we probably feel ... our country will support."

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