Amid the talk of troop drawdowns more troops have quietly been brought back in ....
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The New York Times:
WASHINGTON -- The top American commander in Iraq has decided to move reserve troops now deployed in Kuwait into the volatile Anbar province in western Iraq to help quell a surge in insurgents attacks there, two American officials said Monday.
Although some soldiers from the 3,500-member brigade in Kuwait have moved into Iraq in recent months, Gen. George W. Casey Jr. has decided to send in the remainder of the unit after consultations with Iraqi officials in recent days, the officials said.
With drawdowns like this, who needs a buildup?
The moves comes as several senior American officials in Iraq have begun to raise doubts about whether security conditions there will permit significant troops reductions in coming months.
"General Casey has been working with the government of Iraq, and he has asked permission to draw forward more forces that will be operating in Anbar," a senior military official said.