On Reports of Medically Unfit Troops Being Deployed to Iraq

News reports that troops determined by the Department of Defense to be medically unfit for combat have been deployed to Iraq are additional reminders of the unacceptable strain the war in Iraq is continuing to have on the readiness of our military and our national security.

These reports are further evidence that it is not possible to keep more than 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq without cutting corners that endanger those serving in Iraq.