Troop Escalation Has Begun

ABC: President Bush's speech may be scheduled for tonight, but the troop surge in Iraq is already under way. ABC News has learned that the "
By John Amato — January 9, 2007

ABC:

President Bush's speech may be scheduled for tonight, but the troop surge in Iraq is already under way. ABC News has learned that the "surge" Bush is expected to announce in a prime time speech tonight has already begun. Ninety advance troops from the 82nd Airborne Division arrived in Baghdad today.

An additional battalion of roughly 800 troops from the same division are expected to arrive in Baghdad Thursday.

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