Military Considers Sending as Many as 35,000 More U.S. Troops to Iraq, McCain Says

Don't forget the body bags.

JOHN F. BURNS, NYTimes

Senator John McCain said Thursday that American military commanders were discussing the possibility of adding as many as 10 more combat brigades — a maximum of about 35,000 troops — to "bring the situation under control" while Iraq’s divided political leaders seek solutions to the worsening bloodshed here. After talks in Baghdad with Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and other top American generals, Mr. McCain, an Arizona Republican, said a substantial United States troop increase was one of the strategy changes the generals were considering as they reviewed what he called "a steadily deteriorating situation."...

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