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Old 08-21-2008, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by aklim View Post
And by the same token, I don't think anybody advocated that we should stay there even though things are stable
Actually that's incorrect. The Bush administration wants to maintain permanent bases in Iraq. That's why they were so reluctant to discuss any withdrawal timetable with the Iraqis, and even now they're merely talking about withdrawing from the cities.
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