Surge in Afghanistan? Pull 'em Out of Iraq!

For the first time since my son was born, we're below 100,000 troops in Iraq.

The size of the US force in Iraq has dropped below 100,000 troops for the first time since the invasion of the country in 2003, a military spokesman said Wednesday.
"We have approximately 98,000 service members here at this time," First Lieutenant Elizabeth Feste said in an email.
The total number of US soldiers in Iraq peaked at 170,000 in 2007 during then US president George W. Bush's so-called "surge" of troops in a bid to stabilise the country which was wracked by sectarian violence.
American forces have gradually been withdrawing from Iraq under the terms of a bilateral security agreement between the two countries that calls for all US combat troops to leave the country by the end of August.

Unless you ask the G1 at MNFI. He can give you an answer +/- 5,000. Maybe. (Ask Guardian.... it's an old joke to him from when he was there).

By: Brant