The situation is well in hand and no additional troops will be needed.

And I have yet to hear from our commanders on the ground that they need more troops.

Additional troops would be needed beyond the 75,000 volunteers that had been called out for 90 days of service.

If that many troops are needed, the report says, the $20 billion a year estimate of costs "would be much greater."

It is not clear exactly how many troops would be needed if the force expands.

If more troops were needed, another recall was planned for July.

The move was requested by the Iraqi government, which said the troops were needed for another year while it built up its own security forces.

At the White House, officials also were thinking about how many troops would be needed.

Need a lot more troops to hold things together.

Of course, the only reason why you would need more troops was if you were going to start a war.