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Iraq troop buildup idea worries generals

By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer

WASHINGTON - A White House laboring to find a new approach in
Iraq said Tuesday it is considering sending more U.S. troops, an option that
worries top generals because of its questionable payoff and potential
backlash. President Bush said he is ready to boost the overall size of an
American military overstretched by its efforts against worldwide terrorism.

The military's caution on temporarily shipping thousands of additional
troops to Iraq is based on a fear that the move could be ineffective without
bold new political and economic steps. Commanders are also concerned that
the already stretched Army and Marine Corps would be even thinner once the
surge ended, though Bush's decision to make the military larger could
alleviate that worry.

Generals also question whether sending more troops to Iraq would feed a
perception that the strife in Iraq is mainly a military problem; in their
view it is largely political, fed by economic distress.

Rep. Ike Skelton, the Missouri Democrat who will become chairman of the
House Armed Services Committee next month, echoed those sentiments Tuesday.
"I'm convinced the Army and the Marines are near the breaking point,"
Skelton said, while expressing skepticism that a big troop surge would be
worth the trouble.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061220/..._wh/us_iraq_35

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