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Defense Secretary Robert Gates is considering a possible temporary expansion of the US army to ease the strain from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Gates was discussing the idea, backed by Senator Joseph Lieberman, with senior officers to add 30,000 troops to the active-duty army, press secretary Geoff Morrell told reporters.
The possible expansion would be designed \"to get them through what is still a stressful period as we draw down in Iraq and continue to plus-up in Afghanistan,\" Morrell said.
Any expansion would be temporary but would carry a significant price tag, possibly more than a billion dollars, army officials said.
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