OH OH

Military officials spoke for the first time Monday of possibly increasing the number of U.S. troops in Iraq in response to the surge in anti-American violence.

While saying he believed the current force level to be adequate, a senior official of the U.S. Central Command acknowledged it was involved in "prudent planning" for sending more troops to Iraq.

"Given the events of this weekend and the obvious potential for more demonstrations or more violence, we have asked the staff to at least take a look and see what forces are available out there in a quick response mode, in the event that they should be needed if there was a widespread move in that direction," the official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Pentagon reporters.

When I heard this I had a stomach turning thought.

What if they decide they do need more troops than was planned for? What is the quickest way of expanding the size of the force on the ground? Easy...don't let those go home who haven't left yet.

Please, Lord...let me be wrong about this one.