...the Pentagon is considering maintaining a core group of forces in Iraq, possibly for decades. ...A series of military installations could be maintained around Iraq, with a total of total of 30,000 to 40,000 U.S. troops, for a long period of time — maybe a few decades. There are currently about 160,000 U.S. troops in Iraq.
The bases would be located in various strategic locations, ones that served by air landing strips, for instance. The bases would be sealed and U.S. forces wouldn't be on patrols as they are now.
Meanwhile, the surge within the surge could effectively double US combat forces in Iraq later this year.
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