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    • 27th September 2007

    Gates: US will keep at least 35,000 troops in Iraq forever

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    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told Congress on Wednesday that he envisioned keeping five combat brigades in Iraq as a “long-term presence.”

    I really don’t see the problem with this, the US has a presence in many countries, and giving the volatility of the region, this is really no big deal, but many liberals out there will take this quote and exaggerate its meaning.

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