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Sen. Richard Lugar's call this week for a redeployment of U.S. troops in Iraq reflects the thinking of several other Republicans who have visited Iraq, talked with commanders, with Iraqi officials and with the troops. What makes his comments noteworthy is who Sen. Lugar is and why he is speaking out now.
The Indiana Republican, who is the current ranking member and former chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, proposes that the Bush administration recognize that the lack of political progress in Baghdad and the growing sectarian and nonsectarian violence suggest that the surge will not make adequate progress by September. That's when Gen. David Petraeus is scheduled to update Congress on the war, and Congress expects to decide whether a new strategy is required.See the full content of this document
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New Strategy for Iraq
Sen. Lugar says don't wait - expand diplomatic efforts, reduce the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, pull those remaining o...
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