Sentence examples for insufficient troop levels from inspiring English sources

That assertion ignores the observation of many reporters and soldiers that security deteriorated in the first place because insufficient troop levels, the American decision to disband the Iraqi Army and other miscalculations created a vacuum in which the insurgency metastasized.

This is precisely what Bush did not do — on incomplete plans for the postwar occupation, insufficient American troop levels, the disbanding of the Iraqi Army (one of the factors that led to ISIS) and many other matters.

Actually, what sends the wrong signal is going to war with a phony justification, inadequate troop levels, insufficient armor, an inept Defense secretary and an inability to admit for years, deadly ones, that you needed counterinsurgency experts.

Defense budgets and troop levels are insufficient; the Europeans lack necessary weapons.

Military experts who supported the administration's "surge" strategy called the troop levels proposed by Mr. Obama insufficient.

Troop levels reached 30,000 in 1972.

American troop levels in Afghanistan are tripling on his watch.

He wants to increase troop levels by a mere 21,500.

Troop levels in Iraq will soon stand at about 3,000.

Part of the review will address increased troop levels.

The U.S. has just increased troop levels tenfold in Wardak.