President Bush's updated strategy for Iraq called for deployment of an extra 21,500 troops, centered mostly in Baghdad. Troops were granted a "green light" to enter neighborhoods of sectarian fighters.
Published January 10, 2007
President Bush's updated strategy for Iraq called for deployment of an extra 21,500 troops, centered mostly in Baghdad. Troops were granted a "green light" to enter neighborhoods of sectarian fighters.
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