Dwell Time Amendment

Bush's Troop Deployment Time Mirage

Jon Soltz | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, John McCain, Dwell Time Amendment, US Troop Deployments, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Hagel, President Bush, Jim Webb, Barack Obama, Iraq, Politics News
Jon Soltz

Here's the problem with President Bush's announced reduction in troop deployment times from 15 to 12 months: it's a PR stunt. This is a promise he can throw out there, and never has to keep.

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Memories...Remember When John McCain Killed Dwell Time

Max Bergmann | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics

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Max Bergmann

As McCain speaks tonight at the Naval Academy I doubt he will mention his part in "leading the charge" against providing our troops proper rest and recuperation. But it is worth recounting.

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On What the Troops Want

Jon Soltz | Posted 09.20.2007 | Politics

Read More: Hardball, Iraq War, Iraq Surge, Media Coverage of the Surge, Dwell Time Amendment, Overextension, Chuck Hagel, Jim Webb, Politics News
Jon Soltz

The troops are overextended and are saying so. They are saying that they are too overextended to be effective.

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