"Shift of Marines to Afghan role expected" by Associated Press | December 9, 2008
WASHINGTON - There is a growing consensus among defense leaders to send a substantial contingent of Marines to Afghanistan, probably beginning next spring, while reducing their presence in western Iraq, the top Marine general told the Associated Press yesterday.
General James Conway, the Marine Corps commandant, said in an interview that Marine units tentatively scheduled to go to Iraq next spring are already incorporating some training for Afghanistan into their preparations. He said he has had discussions with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and believes that the Pentagon chief "would not object to the idea of a fairly strategic shift of focus of Marines from Iraq to Afghanistan."
Conway.... said officials now realize that the Marines are an expeditionary fighting force that is better suited to the Afghanistan battle.
Yup, they on an "expedition" -- of MASS-MURDER!!!!
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