AP: Hundreds of American troops will be lost before Sept. and Bush will use report to surge longer

bigtree

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Fri Jul-13-07 03:27 PM
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AP: Hundreds of American troops will be lost before Sept. and Bush will use report to surge longer

Iraq Report May Mean Longer U.S. Surge

ASSOCIATED PRESS
July 13, 2007

Filed at 3:42 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- While many in Congress are pushing President Bush to alter course in Iraq by September if not sooner, his new status report on the war strongly implies that the administration believes its military strategy will take many more months to meet its goals.

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Between now and September the battle for Baghdad will intensify, likely costing hundreds of American troops' lives . . .

report: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Iraq-What-Next.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print

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babylonsister

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Fri Jul-13-07 03:29 PM
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1. Nice of them to put these two facts together. Thanks, bigtree. nt

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rodeodance

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Fri Jul-13-07 03:31 PM
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2. bigtree has a more truthful headline

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