US Has "Quietly Reversed Its Goal" Of Troop Withdrawal From Iraq... | The Huffington Post

US Has "Quietly Reversed Its Goal" Of Troop Withdrawal From Iraq... The Huffington Post - No suprise here:

The US administration has quietly reversed its goal from whittling down troop numbers in Iraq before the mid-term congressional elections in November.

A Pentagon spokesman on Friday confirmed that US troop levels in Iraq rose to 132,000 during the past week – the highest since late May – from 127,000 at the start of the week. The spokesman said troop numbers often fluctuated and “there might be temporary spikes during periods of troop rotation”. More at Financial Times>>>