Army repair costs rise as gear backlog strains war effort
Dennis Lewis notes mounting costs at the Army depot as repairs lag and troop levels in Iraq swell beyond initial plans. Retired Gen. Wayne Downing and lawmakers criticize Pentagon leadership, with estimates for a $9.2 billion reset and decades of logistical strain shaping the spending debate.
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McCain questions Rumsfeld on Iraq troop plans
U S Senator John McCain told the Associated Press he has no confidence in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld over Iraq strategy and troop levels. He says Bush can keep the team he wants, but supports larger, well qualified deployments, including linguists and civil affairs specialists. Pentagon spokesman Larry DiRita notes McCain is a key Armed Services Committee member.
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Death by own action bomber linked to al Qaida in Baghdad
A car bomber linked to al Qaeda in Iraq killed 13 Iraqis near the Green Zone in central Baghdad on the anniversary of Saddam Hussein's capture. The attack followed by lines of combat deaths as two U S Marines and one Army soldier died elsewhere in Iraq.
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