Rumsfeld told reporters this week that he would not rule out raising the number of forces in Iraq as the country’s parliamentary elections approach in December. “It would not be a surprise to me that the commanders would want to have some sort of an overlap there,” explained Rumsfeld.
Unit commanders are being told to separate service members who can’t shave their cheeks and chin for medical reasons for more than a year, according to new guidance from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
