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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 09:22 AM
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Retired US Gen: U.S. troops are going to stay with the local (Iraqi) people for up to a year

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=2779770

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There are several new tactics. First, U.S. troops are going to stay with the local people for up to a year instead of leaving after two months, said retired Gen. Jack Keane, who has been advising the White House.

"We are sleeping in the neighborhood, we're eating in the neighborhood. We are going to stay in that neighborhood 24/7," he said. "We are not going back to the refuge of our base."

There will also be added money for garbage collection and other jobs that U.S. officials hope will lure young men away from violence.

Last, there will be more training for Iraqi security forces to get Sunnis and Shiites to work together.

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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 09:27 AM
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1. My brother shared this
Said that the Iraqis that came in to cook and do laundry for them were targeted and killed because they helped the forces.
I can't imagine too many families willing to let our troops stay in their homes because of this and I can't imagine our government (oh wait, yes I can) allowing this practice of leaving our troops in an insecure and unsafe environment.
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jeff30997 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 09:29 AM
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2. I'm sure that in Iraq garbage collection is way
More cool than shooting with an AK47.
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