Article Title: Pentagon will send hundreds more troops to Iraq following seizure of key airfield
Snippet of Article: "...The decision will elevate the number of U.S. troops the Pentagon counts in Iraq to 4,647. Unofficially, that figure is probably closer to 6,000 when considering a variety of American troops who deploy on temporary assignments that the Pentagon does not include in its official tally ..."
Article Source: www.washingtonpost.com
