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Marine commandant wants his troops out of Iraq

Source: Rocky Mount Telegram

Kabul : Afghanistan | 10 months ago

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Marines there to withdraw, the service's top general said Friday. "The time is right for Marines in general terms to leave Iraq," said Marine Corps Commandant James Conway. That war has become largely a nation-building mission rather than the pitched fighting in which the Marine Corps...

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News Source: Epoch Times | 10 months ago

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News Source: Xinhuanet.com | 10 months ago

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News Source: Yedioth Ahronoth | 10 months ago

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Marine commandant wants his troops out of Iraq

News Source: Rocky Mount Telegram | 10 months ago

Marines there to withdraw, the service's top general said Friday. "The time is right for Marines in general terms to leave Iraq," said Marine Corps Commandant James Conway. That war has become largely a nation-building mission rather than the pitched...
‘Time is right' for Marines to leave Iraq, commandant says

News Source: Bradenton Herald | 10 months ago

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