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Bush Listens as Military Expresses Views on Troop Stain of Prolonged War in Iraq and Afghanistan
Wrapping up a series of consultations on Iraq, President Bush met at the Pentagon on Wednesday with the military’s leaders to hear their views on prospects for further troop reductions.
Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said the president spent about 90 minutes in a closed session with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Bush was accompanied by [...]
Defense Donald Rumsfeld set up “shadow body” to oversee investigation of Haditha Marines
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld set up a “shadow body” to oversee the investigation into Marines who had been condemned publicly by U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., following a firefight in Haditha, Iraq, according to a law firm defending one of the servicemen.
“The hysteria and media firestorm over Abu Ghraib and the Pat Tillman [...]
