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Old 05-11-2007, 08:40 AM   #9 (permalink)
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I thought staying there was the whole point, wasn't it? Not like actually engaged in combat in Baghdad, but having a decent standing army of about 80,000 constantly training in the deserts of Iraq?
You know, to keep a lid on the area and make the Iranians nervous?
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