Pentagon May Extend Tour For All 145,000 Iraq Troops

AP PAULINE JELINEK April 11, 2007 02:07 PM

The Pentagon is thinking about lengthening tours of duty for all active-duty Army units in Iraq to 15 months instead of 12 as the military struggles to supply enough troops for the conflict.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates could make a decision on that proposal and others in the coming days, said a defense official speaking on condition of anonymity because the plan has not been approved.

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