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February 29, 2008

Brief Iraq Withdrawal Hopes Fizzle

by Maya Schenwar, Truthout, USA - In March, the war will reach its five-year mark - and the count of US war dead will likely reach 4,000. Fifty-seven percent of Americans now think it was a mistake to invade Iraq, and 59 percent want a timetable for withdrawal. A fall 2007 poll indicated 85 percent of Iraqis have little or no confidence in the American military.

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