▁Res cue ▁of ▁Giul iana ▁S gr ena . ▁ ▁Fall - out ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁u pr is ings ▁U . S . ▁General ▁John ▁Ab iza id ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁requested ▁an ▁additional ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁troops ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁Ira q ▁after ▁adm itting ▁that ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁security ▁personnel ▁had ▁abandoned ▁their ▁posts ▁or ▁joined ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁ins ur gency . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁U . S . ▁Def ense ▁Secretary ▁Donald ▁Rum sf eld ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁approved ▁General ▁Ab iza id ' s ▁request ▁and ▁had ▁extended ▁the ▁tour ▁of ▁roughly ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers , ▁who ▁were ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁rot ated ▁out ▁of ▁Ira q , ▁by ▁three ▁months . ▁A ▁fresh ▁mass ▁grave ▁was ▁found ▁near ▁Ram adi , ▁containing ▁the ▁bodies ▁of ▁over ▁ 3 5 0 ▁Ira q is . ▁It ▁is ▁unclear ▁whether ▁this ▁mass ▁grave ▁contained ▁dead ▁civ ili ans ▁and / or ▁milit ants . ▁ ▁Ira q ▁Study ▁Group ▁Report ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁news ▁conference ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Tony ▁Bla ir ▁in ▁Washington ▁on ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁commented ▁the ▁Ira q ▁Study ▁Group ' s ▁b ipart isan ▁report ▁assess ing ▁the ▁current ▁situation ▁of ▁the ▁US - led ▁Ira q ▁War ▁and ▁making ▁policy ▁recommend ations . ▁President