From Think Progress
By Nico

A State Department official leaked word this week that President Bush is considering sending no more than 15,000 to 20,000 U.S. troops to Iraq. Instead of a surge, it is a bump, the official said.

This claim was bolstered last night by CBS’s David Martin, who reported that military commanders have told Bush they are prepared to execute a troop escalation of just 9,000 soldiers and Marines into Iraq, with another 10,000 on alert in Kuwait and the U.S.

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