Coming home... sort of

Via Canadian Cynic comes this article from the Washington Post.

About 300 Alaska-based soldiers sent home from Iraq just before their unit's deployment was extended last month must now go back, the Army said Monday, setting up a wrenching departure for troops and families who thought their service there was finished.

Oh, that's really sad. But, hell, you join the army, you do as you're told. Still, it's not a good thing. At least it was only 300 troops.

Uh oh...

The bulk of the 172nd Brigade was still in Iraq when Rumsfeld extended their deployment as part of a plan to quell the escalating violence in Baghdad. Overall, the brigade has about 3,900 troops.

Another 300 soldiers from the unit had left Iraq and gotten to Kuwait, and were about to board flights home when they were called back.

I can see the letters to Congress now.

I wonder if Rumsfeld has any idea what starts mutinies?