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Fallujah victory key to Iraq's future Some worried that Iraqi military units would not perform well.
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TAMPA, Fla. -- By following the movements, updated every eight
minutes, of blue icons on a screen at U.S. Central Command
Headquarters here, displaying a satellite photograph of Fallujah's
streets, a four-star general could monitor, in real time, the
movements of a squad through an intersection in that city. He could,
but Gen. John Abizaid does not, having many more worries. As
commander of the Central Command, he is director of the military
responsibilities -- especially the war on terror --...
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U.S. strategy would spare Iraqi military units
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IRAQI MILITARY CHIEF CITES PROGRESS, CHALLENGES
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Timetable For Iraq U.S. Can Live With ; This Success Validates U.S. Strategy, But It Also Has Given The Iraqi Military An Unmistakable Surge In Confidence.
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SMUGGLERS BOLSTER IRAQI MILITARY.(NEWS)
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; Byline: Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Spare parts for Iraq's military are being smuggled from eastern Europe and former Soviet republics, keeping Saddam Hussein's troops prepared for combat despite an international embargo on weapons trafficking, U.S. defense officials say. The equipment - from
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