I've been told that, as a result of the cap of 30,000 troops placed by the President on General McChrystal's plan for surge operations in Afghanistan, many of the requests for forces currently being received by the Army from field commanders are for individual augmentees versus major units.
Discussing troop deployment challenges due to presidential caps in Afghanistan.
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I urge my colleagues, don't make this mistake. I know there is great pressure to do Build Back Better. But this is not the right bill.
Are you beginning to see the pattern as to why a plan is important? This has been a well-orchestrated event up to this point.
I will continue to ask you for a plan until we get one, and I will continue to be a roadblock for those who believe that we can blindly just appropriate emergency money.
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