U.S. military proposes tripartite forces for N.Iraq


	U.S. military proposes tripartite forces for N.Iraq

The Infowarrior

8-30-2009 7:27 PM

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military, iraq, middle east, troops, news, politics, war, kurdish regional government, baghdad government, oil

The Infowarrior says:

Could this be a precursor to Obama sending more U.S. troops to Iraq, as he has done in Afghanistan?

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