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Washington Post
August 15, 2007
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The Army's top general said that he did not know when the length of tours of duty for soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan could be cut to 12 months.
Gen. George W. Casey Jr. added that lengthening U.S. tours beyond the current 15 months would be too stressful and risky for troops.
"It puts our soldiers at a level of stress and a level of risk that right now I'm not comfortable with," he said at the National Press Club. "So it would be very hard for me to recommend going beyond the 15 months and . . . we want to get down from 15 months as quickly as we can."
Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard A. Cody had said earlier in the day that troops may face the longer deployments at least until June.
August 15, 2007
Pg. 4
The Army's top general said that he did not know when the length of tours of duty for soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan could be cut to 12 months.
Gen. George W. Casey Jr. added that lengthening U.S. tours beyond the current 15 months would be too stressful and risky for troops.
"It puts our soldiers at a level of stress and a level of risk that right now I'm not comfortable with," he said at the National Press Club. "So it would be very hard for me to recommend going beyond the 15 months and . . . we want to get down from 15 months as quickly as we can."
Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard A. Cody had said earlier in the day that troops may face the longer deployments at least until June.