3,000 is the number of troops we will have in Iraq after the next deployment of 1,500, which has been approved by the powers that be. Of course, there are dollars involved. The White House Budget Office will ask Congress for $5.6 billion for overseas contingency operations, including $1.6 billion to train and equip Iraqi troops.
It was only two months ago that I forecast 5,000 troops in Iraq by year-end.
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And I don't think you'll be wrong.
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