Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is leaving today for a three-day tour of Iraq and Afghanistan. Among the questions he will ask ground commanders there is whether troop levels and other resources are adequate as Iraq prepares for elections in January, the senator said. In a telephone interview today, Reed told InsideDefense.com that he has heard some "scuttlebutt" on potential options that could increase troop numbers if security declines, such as temporarily augmenting...
