Rumour says that the future of the American Marine Corp is going to be in Afghanistan. News that the bush administration is retooling it Afghanistan Stratergy and the fact that the Marines will soon be turning over the security responsibility for the Anbar province back to Iraqi forces. The Marines may still stayover at Iraq to help Iraqi forces but there are plans for gradual withdrawal.
The Marine heads including the commandant, Gen. James Conway, are expressing desire to get back to Afghanistan. Infact two Marine units, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit from Camp Lejeune, and the 2nd battalion, 7th regiment from Twentynine Palms, have already been deployed to Afghanistan for a seven-month period.
The LA times reported that some Marines feel that returning to Afghanistan would present an opportunity to complete some unfinished business.
Is the move to Afghanistan the next in the US agenda to topple the Taliban?
Source: LA Times
