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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-04-07 08:13 AM
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US military officials downplay report troops control only third of Baghdad
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Source: AP

BAGHDAD (AP) - US commanders in Iraq are downplaying a New York Times report that US and Iraqi forces are able to provide protection for only about a-third of Baghdad's neighborhoods.

The paper cites a US assessment of the White House security plan that has sent in thousands more troops over the past few months. The military says it has been warning all along that the fight to secure Baghdad will not be easy.

Iraqi police say at least six more people have died in three separate bombings in Baghdad today.



Read more: http://www.kvia.com/global/story.asp?s=6606845



Once again, ignore and disregard the people on the ground :puke:
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