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Caro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-08-08 10:25 AM
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What gains, General Petraeus? - Today’s Headlines 4/8/08

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Petraeus recommends troop pause
WASHINGTON - The U.S. general commanding the Iraq war called Tuesday for an open-ended suspension of U.S. troop withdrawals this summer, asserting that an overly rapid withdrawal would jeopardize recent security gains.
What are those gains, Gen. Petraeus? Haven’t the recent attacks in Baghdad and in Basra erased all the previous gains due to buying off the insurgents?—Caro

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The_Casual_Observer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-08-08 10:26 AM
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1. "open-ended suspension of U.S. troop withdrawals this summer"
Is a draft in the works, to "surge" the surge?
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MikeNearMcChord Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-08-08 10:27 AM
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2. I guess Baghdad Bob has a new job as General Petraeus' flack.
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